{"id":586861,"date":"2026-02-22T17:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/586861\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:10:15","slug":"its-all-over-the-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/586861\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s all over the place&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Observations from Yankees\u2019 spring training on Friday.  <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/21\/sports\/orioles-pete-alonso-gives-yankees-early-reminder-of-what-damage-he-can-do\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Looking Golden<\/p>\n<p>In his spring debut, Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a lineout. <\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old first baseman had exit velocities of 108.3, 107.5 and 97.9 mph, an encouraging early sign.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s that smell? <\/p>\n<p>There was a sewage problem outside of George M. Steinbrenner Field, which seeped into the bathroom inside the Yankees clubhouse and surrounding areas. <\/p>\n<p>A brutal stench emanated from the clubhouse throughout the afternoon. \u201cIt\u2019s spring training for the toilets, too,\u201d a Yankees spokesman said. <\/p>\n<p>Added Aaron Boone: \u201cIt\u2019s not great. And it\u2019s all over the place. Hopefully they get it cleaned up here overnight and back in business [Sunday].\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38566007\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771780215_565_Aaron-Boone-1.jpg\" alt=\"Yankees manager Aaron Boone on the sewage problem at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday: \u201cIt\u2019s not great. And it\u2019s all over the place.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-38566007\"  \/>Yankees manager Aaron Boone on the sewage problem at Steinbrenner Field on Saturday: \u201cIt\u2019s not great. And it\u2019s all over the place.\u201d Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apparently, two sewer lines broke outside the main GMS Field entrance just before today\u2019s game.<br \/>Things got progressively worse. <br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s not great\u2026it\u2019s all over the place,\u201d Aaron Boone said of areas of the Yankee clubhouse. <br \/>Hoping for a quick cleanup before tomorrow\u2019s game v NYM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5L23TM6frH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5L23TM6frH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pete Caldera (@pcaldera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pcaldera\/status\/2025323163614109971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caught my eye<\/p>\n<p>Ryan McMahon, showing off his narrower stance, went the other way in his first two at-bats, one a double into the left field corner and the other a flyout.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s schedule<\/p>\n<p>Luis Gil will make his first start of the spring against the Mets at Steinbrenner Field.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Observations from Yankees\u2019 spring training on Friday. 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