Yankee Stadium, in its latest form, had its dress rehearsal in a Spring Training game between the Cubs and the Yankees on Friday night in the Bronx, and hosted a matinee on Saturday.
Recognizing we will document all the official firsts in the new ballpark's history when it opens for the regular season on April 16 with the Yankees hosting Cleveland, here are the firsts from this weekend's action: First pitch:Chien-Ming Wang throws a strike to Aaron Miles at 7:06 p.m. ET First hit, opponent:
Aaron Miles, single, first inning First putout:
Derrek Lee hits a fly ball to center fielder Brett Gardner, first inning First run, opponent:
Aaron Miles, first inning First RBI, opponent:
Derrek Lee, first inning First hit by a Yankee:
Derek Jeter double, first inning First strikeout:
Ted Lilly fans Mark Teixeira, first inning First extra-base hit, opponent:
Aaron Miles, double, second inning First home run, opponent:
Alfonso Soriano, third inning, Saturday First Yankees run:
Jorge Posada, second inning First Yankees homer and RBI:
Robinson Cano, second inning First double play:
In the third inning, Milton Bradley grounds to Robinson Cano, who tosses to Derek Jeter (forcing out Derrek Lee). Jeter then throws to Mark Teixeira, retiring Bradley First triple:
Cubs Reed Johnson, fourth inning First stolen base:
Cubs Joey Gathright, fourth inning First error:
Derek Jeter (Derrek Lee reaches base), fifth inning
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