LEADING OFF: Sabathia, Strasburg to make starts

FILE - In this March 12, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, and pitching coach Larry Rothschild, right, watch as starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws during a simulated game at spring training baseball in Tampa, Fla. Sabathia will make his first spring training start against Toronto at Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) FILE - In this March 12, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, and pitching coach Larry Rothschild, right, watch as starting pitcher CC Sabathia throws during a simulated game at spring training baseball in Tampa, Fla. Sabathia will make his first spring training start against Toronto at Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

By Associated Press March 17, 2015 2 min read

A look at the highlights of what’s happening all around spring training in Florida and Arizona on Tuesday:

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KNEE TEST

Yankees ace CC Sabathia will make his first spring training start, against Toronto in Tampa, Florida. The 34-year-old lefty was hobbled by a degenerative cartilage problem in his right knee last season and was done after having surgery in July. The six-time All-Star and 2007 AL Cy Young Award winner made only eight starts last year and finished 3-4 with a career-worst 5.28 ERA.

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