Baseball is Back

The Yankees season really kicks off today when the Bombers play host to the Minnesota Twins at Legends Field in the spring training opener. Chien-Ming Wang takes to the mound at 1:15 pm to start things off. He'll be followed by Philip Hughes, Ross Ohlendorf, Luiz Vizcaino, and Mike Myers. Carlos Silva gets the nod for the Twins.

Here are today's starting lineups:

Yankees
CF Johnny Damon
SS Derek Jeter
DH Jason Giambi
3B Alex Rodriguez
LF Hideki Matsui
C Jorge Posada
2B Robinson Cano
RF Melky Cabrera
1B Doug Mientkiewicz

Twins
CF Denard Span
3B Nick Punto
RF Michael Cuddyer
1B Justin Morneau
DH Matt LeCroy
LF Jason Kubel
C Mike Redmond
2B Luis Rodriguez
SS Alexi Casilla

The game will be televised on YES; there is no radio coverage.