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We’re about to get started with the Alex Rodriguez press conference from the tent behind Steinbrenner Field. This time, there is no single pressing issue for Rodriguez to discuss, this is just an opportunity for him to address the media as a group in an organized setting.

UPDATE, 1:34 p.m.: Alex’s opening statement, “Did anyone watch the Super Bowl?”

UPDATE, 1:37 p.m.: Rodriguez said the past few years, he has been 60 to 70 percent rehab in the offseason, 30 percent training. This winter he was 100 percent training. “It’s been fun getting back to work.”

UPDATE, 1:39 p.m.: “I hear there’s a lot of doubters out there, and that’s always fun.”

UPDATE, 1:40 p.m.: The last few years, Rodriguez said, were not acceptable for him as a hitter.

UPDATE, 1:45 p.m.: Rodriguez said he lost five or six pounds. Called this his regular weight.

UPDATE, 1:49 p.m.: Rodriguez felt some “hesitation” going side to side in the field late last season.

Behind Steinbrenner Field, there is a practice field that is essentially two infields stacked back-to-back. That’s where all of the Yankees infielders, catchers and pitchers are going through fielding drills this morning.

Among them is Jorge Posada, who’s in full catching gear for the drills. It’s the first I remember seeing him really go through catching drills this spring.

The only other mildly interesting assignment is Ronnie Belliard, who’s getting his reps at first base. The Yankees would like to give Belliard and Eric Chavez a look at both infield corners this spring. Chavez is working out at third again today, same spot as yesterday.

UPDATE, 12:12 p.m.: Hitting and pitching going on now. Adam Warren just finished facing hitters on the back field. D.J. Mitchell then stepped on the mound. His first batter: A-Rod.

Of course, guys aren’t really swinging much right now, mostly just tracking pitches. Rodriguez looked at five pitches, then gave way to Mark Teixeira, who fouled off one pitch and looped a sure single to right.

UPDATE, 12:22 p.m.: Fist bump from Rodriguez as Mitchell comes off the field. Eric Wordekemper now facing Eric Chavez, Ramiro Pena, Kevin Russo and Jose Gil.

Exactly one week after the first official workout for pitchers and catchers, Yankees camp opened this morning with Dellin Betances taking the mound on the main field here at Steinbrenner Field. Two hitters, Austin Krum and Greg Golson, took turns against him.

I asked Golson how Betances looked, and Golson gave a classic hitter’s response: He said he refuses to say any pitcher’s stuff was good, even if it’s during a batting practice session in front of no one but a few coaches. If Golson gets out, it’s his own fault. I thought it was pretty funny, but I don’t think Golson meant it as a joke.

Apparently Betances is the only pitcher who faced hitters this morning. There should be more later in the day.

• Infielder Addison Maruszak has been added to big league camp, but he’s here as a catcher. Primarily a shortstop, he was the Yankees 17th-round pick in 2008, and he’s played all over the infield. This fall Maruszak started getting some time at catcher during instructs. The Yankees have always like Maruszak’s arm, and he said they’re grooming as a kind of eight-position utility man. He’s never played the outfield as a pro, but he’s certain he could handle it. Maruszak said he’s already pretty comfortable behind the plate, though he’s still honing his instincts back there.

• Maruszak said he’s not sure how long he’ll be in big league camp. He doesn’t know whether this will be an occasional thing, a one-or-two day stint, or if he’s here until being reassigned just like everyone else. As far as I know he hasn’t been officially added to the spring roster.

• Hector Noesi said this morning that he was throwing bullpens back home, so he’s not really behind the other pitchers in camp. He was never concerned that he wouldn’t be able to get here.

• Random observation: Francisco Cervelli spent the winter working out with Robinson Cano, but it’s funny how much he still follows and constantly talks to Jorge Posada. Once a mentor, always a mentor, I guess.

• On the sheet of paper that lists the hitting and defensive assignments for the day, every player name is typed in black ink with two exceptions: Brandon Laird and Kevin Russo are written in red. I assume that’s because they’re the guys who will shuttle between infield and outfield drills.

• Bullpen assignments:

Andy Sisco (to Francisco Cervelli)
Andrew Brackman (to Kyle Higashioka)
Steve Garrison (to Kyle Higashioka)
Daniel Turpen (to Jesus Montero)
David Phelps (to Austin Romine)
Adam Warren (to Jose Gil)
D.J. Mitchell (to Jose Gil)
Eric Wordekemper (to Addison Maruszak)

• Hitting groups: Most are the same as yesterday, with catchers moving around

Infield Group 1: Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Jorge Posada
Infield Group 2: Ronnie Belliard, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Austin Romine
Infield Group 3: Eric Chavez, Ramiro Pena, Kevin Russo, Jose Gil
Infield Group 4: Doug Bernier, Brad Suttle, Jorge Vazquez, Addison Maruszak

Outfield Group 1: Greg Golson, Andruw Jones, Nick Swisher, Russell Martin
Outfield Group 2: Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, Justin Maxwell, Francisco Cervelli
Outfield Group 3: Colin Curtis, Jordan Parraz, Melky Mesa, Kyle Higashioka
Outfield Group 4: Daniel Brewer, Austin Krum, Brandon Laird, Gustavo Molina, Jesus Montero

• Fielding groups: The exact same as yesterday’s groups, Maruszak wasn’t listed with a defensive group

Catcher Group 1: Jose Gil, Russell Martin, Gustavo Molina, Russell Martin
Catcher Group 2: Francisco Cervelli, Kyle Higashioka, Jorge Posada, Austin Romine

Infield Group 1: Doug Bernier, Robinson Cano, Eric Chavez, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Brad Suttle, Jorge Vazquez
Infield Group 2: Ronnie Belliard, Brandon Laird, Ramiro Pena, Alex Rodriguez, Kevin Russo, Mark Teixeira

Outfield Group 1: Daniel Brewer, Curtis Granderson, Andruw Jones, Austin Krum, Jordan Parraz
Outfield Group 2: Colin Curtis, Brett Gardner, Greg Golson, Justin Maxwell, Melky Mesa, Nick Swisher

First on the field this morning is Dellin Betances, who is going through early morning stretch and getting ready to throw. Looks like he’ll be one of the eight guys facing live hitters this morning. And it looks like Greg Golson will be one of the guys he’s facing (Golson is swinging a weighted bat outside of the cage).

Today is the second full-squad workout. More players will gradually filter onto the field in the next few minutes, then everyone will go through drills in a few hours.

Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to address the media this afternoon. That’s our main event for the day, otherwise it looks like business as usual around her.

Derek Jeter remains the iconic player in the Yankees clubhouse. He’s the Captain, the team’s leader off the field and arguably the most interesting player on the field all-time status and career-low numbers. Jeter is the Yankees icon, but the team’s MVP might be the guy six lockers away.

This morning, Robinson Cano showed up a day late but looking the same as ever.

“He can hit. He can play defense. He can throw,” Jeter said. “I think the thing that makes him so good is he has fun. You look at Robbie, he’s always smiling. He’s got a smile on his face whether he’s in the clubhouse, on the field. He gets a hit or he hits a home run, he looks like he’s never done it before. He really enjoys playing the game, and I think that’s really helped him in improving the last few years. You look forward to seeing him so happy, because it rubs off on everybody.”

We spend a lot of time talking about “the next step.” It means different things for different players, and for Cano it means moving from all-star to superstar. He seemed to take that step last season.

“Here, you learn from the guys that have been here for a long time and always had great years,” Cano said. “You get to know the league. That’s what I did. I had a good year last year, but I put that in the past now and just start over.”

Here’s some audio from Cano, and a few Cano-related notes.

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• Cano said switching agents to Scott Boras had nothing to do with looking for more money. “They have a great company,” Cano said. “A company that can do everything for you, not only on the field, but off the field too. That’s why I went there. It’s nothing that I’m just thinking about a big contract or anything.”

• The Yankees will almost certainly pick up Cano’s options, meaning he’s signed through 2013. Cano said he has no plans of asking the Yankees for an extension.

• Cano said he never considered the idea of Jeter leaving this winter. “I don’t even pay attention to those things,” he said. “In my mind, he was going to come back. We all know he’s a Yankee. That was the kind of thing that I don’t really worry about.”

• As for Andy Pettitte: “He’s a guy we’re going to miss. He was a great teammate. A great worker. We’re going to miss him.”

• Speaking of work, Francisco Cervelli approached Cano about working out together this offseason, and Cano told Cervelli to come to the Dominican Republic. That’s when the training began. “In the offseason, he never worked that hard,” Cano said.

• Eduardo Nunez also worked out with Cano this winter. “He just needs the time,” Cano said. “Get his experience like anyone else. He’s got good talents, and he can be a good player.”

• Would Cano like to bat third this season? “In this lineup, anywhere that I hit I don’t care,” he said. “We all do our job. Anywhere I hit in this lineup, it don’t matter to me.”

• On winning a Gold Glove: “It means a lot. That’s one of the goals that any player would have on his mind, to win a Gold Glove. Now that I’ve won one I’m so happy, I’m going to work even harder to do that again.”

Associated Press photo

Joe Girardi knows exactly how many hits he had in his Major League career. As Girardi tells the story, he was about to be taken out of his final game when Tino Martinez told Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa that Girardi was one hit away from an even 1,100. Girardi singled in his last at-bat to reach the mark and end his career with a nice round number.

The idea of reaching 3,000 hits?

“I’ve played with players that have gotten 3,000 hits (in their careers), but I’ve never been in the dugout when it happens,” Girardi said. “It’s mind-boggling to me. For a guy who played a long time, was an everyday player for more than a few years, I was a long ways away from 3,000 hits. To think about how difficult it is to do, it’s mind-boggling.”

Derek Jeter has 2,926. He’s already the active hits leader, and should join the exclusive 3,000-hit club some time this season.

“I’m going to try to enjoy it I guess,” Jeter said. “I don’t take anything for granted. I’m not assuming that’s something that’s going to happen… It’s a hit thing. Every time you’re up there, you’re trying to get a hit anyway, so it’s not like I’m trying to do anything different.”

How much he enjoys it probably depends on the game in which he gets it.

“I hope he can enjoy it,” Girardi said. “But when Derek takes the field, he takes the field to do whatever he can to help the team win. If he gets his 3,000th hit on a day that we lose, he’s probably not going to be real happy about it.”

Here’s the audio plus a few more notes from today’s Jeter press conference.

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• Jeter said he has every intention of exercising the fourth-year option in his contract. “Yeah, why not?” he said. “I’ve never tried to put limitations on what you can do. I take it year to year, and if you ask me now, then of course, I want to play as long as I’m enjoying myself and I can help this team.”

• The occasionally ugly contract negotiations are in the past, Jeter said. He said he doesn’t feel disrespected, and he doesn’t think about the situation any more. “My job is to come and play shortstop and try to help this team win,” he said. “That’s never changed over the 15 years, and it’s not going to change now. I really try to keep those things out of my mind and try to focus on what I’m supposed to be doing, and that’s trying to improve and help this team win.”

• On the state of the rotation: “I wouldn’t say worried is the right word. We just need other guys to step up. I think a lot of times when you have young guys coming up, all they need is an opportunity. Right now it looks like there’s going to be some opportunities. I wouldn’t say worried or concerned is the right way to put it, I’d say I’m more interested to see what’s going to happen.”

• On preparing for spring training in his late 30s: “No question (it’s harder). When you’re younger, I don’t think you have to do as much. When you’re older I think you take less time off, you have to do more. You find yourself spending a lot more time doing things. I think that’s natural for anyone.”

• On the Red Sox: “Boston, what can you say? It seems like it’s the same thing every year. They have a really good team. I would assume that they are one of the favorites… Their team is great, and we understand how difficult it is to play them. It seems like they’ve made as good of improvements as any team in baseball.”

• On feeling motivated to prove something after last season: “I think the motivation is to try to win. The motivation is to try to be a better player. I sound like a broken record, but even when you have good years, you still assess the season afterwards and you think about what you can do to improve and get better.”

• One Girardi comment about Jeter: “I think he self-evaluated after his rookie year. The great players do it. They look at things every year – and sometimes it’s every week or every day – and think, ‘What do I need to get better at?’ Derek is that type of player. He’s going to look at his game, think about things that he wants to do, that he needs to try to do, and he’s going to do that.”

Associated Press photos of Jeter with coaching assistant Brett Weber and shortstop prospect Eduardo Nunez

The weight issue won’t quite go away here in Tampa. Alex Rodriguez arrived in camp a little bit lighter. Buster Olney reported it was 10 pounds lighter. Joe Girardi said it wasn’t quite that much. Whatever the exact number, it’s more than a pound or two, but not so much that Rodriguez looks drastically different.

“Sometimes guys just feel like they want to be a little bit lighter,” Girardi said. “It might add to their game. Physically they might bounce back quicker. That’s not uncommon for a player to try to put more energy into their body, and sometimes it is by not having to carry so much mass.”

Girardi said he didn’t know Rodriguez was planning to lose weight until Rodriguez reported to camp. But seeing him, Girardi has no complaints.

“This is just the weight that he showed up,” Girardi said. “He showed up in very good shape, so I’m not going to complain about that.”

• Girardi said it’s too early to learn anything from the bullpen sessions. In fact, he goes out of his way to make sure players don’t feel pressure to perform at this point.

“I’m careful to not try to push players right now or to say a whole lot to pitchers — we need a little bit more, your breaking ball’s not quite as sharp – because I don’t want them trying to overdo it,” Girardi said. “Sometimes there might even be a guy that’s throwing the ball well, and if I come around I see that he missed a couple of spots, I might just move on (if it’s) a young guy. I don’t want them thinking, gosh, the manager’s watching. Just let them go about their business. There will be plenty of time to evaluate.”

• That said, five pitchers threw batting practice to actual hitters early this morning: Joba Chamberlain, Ivan Nova, Dave Robertson, Brian Anderson and Manny Banuelos. “Some guys got an early morning wakeup call at 8:15,” Girardi said.

• Eight more pitchers will throw BP tomorrow. Girardi didn’t say who.

• Because there are fewer workout days, there will be no intrasquad games before the actual spring schedule.

• Girardi said he knows who he wants to start the spring opener, but he wants to wait a few days to make sure that pitcher is still good to go. He promised to make the announcement on Tuesday.

• When he finished hitting, Jorge Posada spent some time at first base. Girardi said it’s possible Posada could see some time at the position this spring, but whether he’s a legitimate option at first during the season depends on who else is on the roster. “Is it a viable option? Is it an emergency option? A lot of it depends on the makeup of your roster,” Girardi said.

• Kevin Russo was listed as an infielder today, but he instead worked as an outfielder during drills. He said he expects to work in the infield tomorrow.

• Random infield assignments: Eric Chavez, Brad Suttle and Brandon Laird did their infield work at third base, and Jorge Vazquez got his time at first. Those four will probably spend time at both infield corners this spring. Ronnie Belliard and Doug Bernier got time at both second base and shortstop, though the time at short was just fielding grounders. I doubt Belliard is being looked at as a shortstop option. Ramiro Pena and Eduardo Nunez both worked at shortstop.

• Tino Martinez has arrived in Yankees camp as a guest instructor.

• Girardi and his staff are still discussing possible team outings. Not sure what it will be this year.

Associated Press photos of Jeter with Rodriguez during stretch; Nova in the bullpen; and Andruw Jones in the outfield

Derek Jeter said the conversation about his stride began a few years ago. It wasn’t unusual for him to eliminate the stride through his first few batting practice swings, and one day Jeter told Kevin Long that he’d like to take that approach into the season at some point.

“This was a couple of years ago, and I felt at the time it wasn’t necessary to try to do it,” Jeter said. “Last year we got into a situation where we felt it was necessary, so we tried to cut that down.”

Necessity forced the issue. Jeter went 1-for-7 in Texas on September 10, dropping his average to .260 with a .326 on-base percentage. He sat out on September 11, and used that day to work on his new swing. He put it into action on September 12 — against Cliff Lee — and went 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-out, RBI double that gave the Yankees the lead. That was the start of a .342/.436/.392 slash line through his final 19 games of the regular season.

“It’s really something that you shouldn’t be trying to do during the season, but in that situation, we felt we really had no choice,” Jeter said. “… I was striding late, I was striding too far forward (toward the plate), and I think it was tying up everything in my swing. So toward the end of the year when we made those adjustments, I tried to take the stride out, but I’ve been hitting like that for 30 years so it’s pretty difficult to do in one day in Texas. I’m trying to continue that throughout the offseason. You really can’t tell until you start facing pitching. I feel pretty good about it now, but it’s going to be an adjustment. That’s what spring training is for.”

Jeter said he believes the change will put him in a position to hit more quickly. He won’t be tied up on inside pitches, and the balls he does get to won’t be hit into the ground as often. Could this be proof that his swing is slowing down in his late 30s?

“I think it’s more getting into bad habits,” Jeter said. “Could be the other one, but I’ll go with the first one.”

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For more on the technicalities of what’s going on with Jeter’s swing, Kevin Long gave a tremendous demonstration this afternoon in the Yankees clubhouse. Some of it was explained physically, but I think the text of Long’s words paints a pretty good picture. Everything in italics is quoting Long.

This is a lot of text, but I think it’s worth it. Long’s terrific when he’s breaking down a specific hitter’s swing, and a specific hitter’s approach.

What exactly are you changing?

The issue with the stride foot is when it crosses over and goes this way (toward the plate) and the ball is coming inside, you don’t have a path to get to that pitch. Now, let’s say a cutter from (Jon) Lester is coming in at 93 mph. You’re going to try to do what Jeter does best, which is stay inside of it. So he’s going to try to do this (keep his hands and body inside) and try to stay into it. You can’t do it (when you cross over). Now, by staying square and going up on his toe and going to here (mimics the beginning of an inside swing) he’s creating an avenue for his hips to get through and to become square to the baseball.

Why so many ground balls last year?

When you block off and you can’t clear your hips and you hit the ball, you’re basically smothering the baseball. You don’t have an avenue to get the barrel to it. If we’re square and I go here (clean swing at an inside pitch) and I can clear my hips, it allows by bat head to get there, and it allows me to elevate the baseball a lot more.

If it worked before, why doesn’t it work now?

I think the game has changed where the pitching is better. This cutter is a serious pitch that’s basically been brought into existence in the past two or three (years). Mariano’s had it, but nobody else. Every guy has a cutter now. You’ve got a Jon Lester cutter that’s coming in at, let’s say 95. Try to stay inside that pitch. You can’t do it. Guys have better command in and out I would say than they ever have. There’s no secrets. People pitch Jeet in, and he sees a lot of pitches inside. This will free him up in there and at least give him the opportunity to maybe get to those balls and pull them correctly.

The other thing is, we’re tying to shorten his swing. We’re trying to get it to be more direct to the baseball. It’s kind of a catch 22 because there wasn’t a lot of length before other than, he’d try to catch it in here and he couldn’t get the ball in the air because he was closing off.

Will this change the kind of hitter he is?

Does it mean you’ll probably see more balls to left field and left center? I think so. I don’t know. I think it’s going to allow him and give him the opportunity to get to some pitches and do some things with some balls that he might not have been able to do in the past… I don’t think it’s going to be his approach. I think his approach is still going to be going the other way, but I think it’s going to be much easier to react and he’s going to find that I can get to some of those pitches very easy and pull them.

What if pitchers adjust and start pitching him away?

That’s his strength. If they want to go to his strength, then go to his strength and he’ll abuse people… As long as he’s close to the plate and he’s able to hit that outside pitch without reaching and without striding in (he’ll be fine). We already talked about he’d probably have to get a little bit closer to the plate.

Did you wait too long to make this change?

I asked Jeet, I said, ‘Did we wait too long to do it?’ He said, ‘In my opinion, no.’ And in my opinion we didn’t wait too long. I think you have to let this thing play out a little bit.

What’s the role of age in this situation?

I’ll just talk about it from my personal standpoint. I don’t feel as good any more as I used to. There’s got to be a point in time when things are going to slow down. Is that part of this equation? I’m sure it is somewhat. How much? I don’t think any of us know that. But when you get older, things become a little more difficult. The big thing is keeping Jeet’s durability, keeping his body fresh. I think Joe does a good job picking spots for him to sort of be fresh with his body and active with his body. I’m sure he’s slowed down a little bit. I would say that. Is Derek Jeter’s best baseball behind him? I wouldn’t say that. I’m not ready to go there.

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Associated Press photo of Jeter from today’s press conference

The first full workout is in full swing here in Tampa.

Half of the infielders are taking grounders on the main field. That’s where Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez are side by side, alternating reps at shortstop.

All of the outfielders and half of the infielders are on the back field. That’s where Alex Rodriguez and Brandon Laird are taking turns fielding grounders at third.

The outfielders are split in two groups. Half are in left field catching fly balls off a bat. The other half are in center field, making running catches on balls thrown over their shoulder.

Half of the catchers are in the bullpen. The other half are going through drills with Tony Pena and Butch Wynegar.

Robinson Cano has arrived. While he talked to the media about his one-day-late trip to Tampa, Derek Jeter walked into the clubhouse, realized who the pack of reporters was talking to, and stopped on a dime. Jeter stood at the back of the media pack, staring at Cano until Cano finally noticed his shortstop and team captain looking at him. When Cano finally started laughing, Jeter walked away.

Cano said he was in New York yesterday when he got a call from the team. Cano said he would be in Tampa the next day, and that’s when he found out that he had the days mixed up, that the physicals were on Saturday, not Sunday.

“I was a little scared, a little bit,” Cano said. “I don’t like to be late. You guys know, I’m almost on time. I talked to Geno and I apologized.”

I’m sure the guys will continue to give him a hard time, but no one around the Yankees seems too upset by the whole thing.

• Hector Noesi is also in camp today. He’s scheduled to throw a bullpen today.

• Obviously I’ll have much more on the Derek Jeter press conference as soon as I can get it transcribed and get the audio uploaded. A lot of the topics were familiar — he doesn’t think about last year, he’s moved on after contract talks, he just wants to win — but Jeter talked quite a bit about the slight mechanical changes he’s made with his swing. Said he got into some bad habits last year, and at that point it was time to eliminate the stride, something he expected to happen eventually.

• Joe Girardi is going to address the team for the first time this morning. He said the message is simple. “Be the best we can be,” he said. “That’s our goal.”

• Kevin Russo is hitting with the outfielders, but going through fielding drills with the infielders.

• Seems like quite a few guys threw early morning bullpens today. I saw Joba Chamberlain and Ivan Nova throwing this morning, but some more guys were in the bullpen while reporters were doing interviews in the clubhouse. It’s a pretty small set of bullpens today.

• Bullpen assignments:

Phil Hughes (to Gustavo Molina)
Pedro Feliciano (to Francisco Cervelli)
Warner Madrigal (to Austin Romine)
Hector Noesi (to Roman Rodriguez)
Romulo Sanchez (to Jesus Montero)

• Hitting groups:

Infield Group 1: Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Jorge Posada
Infield Group 2: Ronnie Belliard, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Russell Martin
Infield Group 3: Eric Chavez, Brandon Laird, Ramiro Pena, Francisco Cervelli
Infield Group 4: Doug Bernier, Bradley Suttle, Jorge Vazquez, Jesus Montero

Outfield Group 1: Greg Golson, Andruw Jones, Nick Swisher, Gustavo Molina
Outfield Group 2: Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson, Justin Maxwell, Austin Romine
Outfield Group 3: Colin Curtis, Jordan Parraz, Melky Mesa, Kyle Higashioka
Outfield Group 4: Daniel Brewer, Austin Krum, Kevin Russo, Jose Gil

• Defensive groups

Catcher Group 1: Jose Gil, Russell Martin, Gustavo Molina, Russell Martin
Catcher Group 2: Francisco Cervelli, Kyle Higashioka, Jorge Posada, Austin Romine

Infield Group 1: Doug Bernier, Robinson Cano, Eric Chavez, Derek Jeter, Eduardo Nunez, Brad Suttle, Jorge Vazquez
Infield Group 2: Ronnie Belliard, Brandon Laird, Ramiro Pena, Alex Rodriguez, Kevin Russo, Mark Teixeira

Outfield Group 1: Daniel Brewer, Curtis Granderson, Andruw Jones, Austin Krum, Jordan Parraz
Outfield Group 2: Colin Curtis, Brett Gardner, Greg Golson, Justin Maxwell, Melky Mesa, Nick Swisher

Associated Press photo of Jeter and Cano