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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	A. WellsAustin Wells	A. Jackson Yankees' Alex Jackson: Traded to Pinstripes Alex Jackson Yankees' Alex Jackson: Traded to Pinstripes	—
First Base	P. Goldschmidt Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Signs one-year deal Paul Goldschmidt Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Signs one-year deal	B. RiceBen Rice	D. LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B DJ LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B J. SmithJosh Smith O. CabreraOswaldo Cabrera A. WellsAustin Wells
Second Base	J. Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025 Jazz Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025	D. LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B DJ LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B	O. PerazaOswald Peraza O. CabreraOswaldo Cabrera J. SmithJosh Smith
Shortstop	A. VolpeAnthony Volpe	J. SmithJosh Smith	—
Third Base	D. LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B DJ LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B	J. Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025 Jazz Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025	J. SmithJosh Smith O. PerazaOswald Peraza
Left Field	J. DominguezJasson Dominguez	O. CabreraOswaldo Cabrera	A. JudgeAaron Judge J. SmithJosh Smith
Center Field	C. Bellinger Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Position not yet determined Cody Bellinger Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Position not yet determined	J. DominguezJasson Dominguez	T. GrishamTrent Grisham A. JudgeAaron Judge J. Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025 Jazz Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025
Right Field	A. JudgeAaron Judge	J. DominguezJasson Dominguez	G. StantonGiancarlo Stanton J. SmithJosh Smith O. CabreraOswaldo Cabrera
Designated Hitter	G. StantonGiancarlo Stanton	A. JudgeAaron Judge	J. Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025 Jazz Chisholm Yankees' Jazz Chisholm: Reaches $5.85 million deal for 2025 D. LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B DJ LeMahieu Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Might be favorite to start at 3B O. CabreraOswaldo Cabrera J. SmithJosh Smith C. Bellinger Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Position not yet determined Cody Bellinger Yankees' Cody Bellinger: Position not yet determined

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
G. ColeGerrit Cole	M. FriedMax Fried	C. RodonCarlos Rodon	C. Schmidt Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Avoids arbitration with Yanks Clarke Schmidt Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Avoids arbitration with Yanks	L. GilLuis Gil

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
D. Williams Yankees' Devin Williams: Set to earn $8.6 million Devin Williams Yankees' Devin Williams: Set to earn $8.6 million	L. WeaverLuke Weaver	M. LeiterMark Leiter I. HamiltonIan Hamilton F. Cruz Yankees' Fernando Cruz: Moving to Bronx Fernando Cruz Yankees' Fernando Cruz: Moving to Bronx C. BeeterClayton Beeter J. CousinsJake Cousins Y. De Los SantosYerry De Los Santos J. Brubaker Oblique: Probable for start of season J.T. Brubaker Oblique: Probable for start of season J. Loaisiga Yankees' Jonathan Loaisiga: Aims for return around May 1 Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1 Jonathan Loaisiga Yankees' Jonathan Loaisiga: Aims for return around May 1 Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 1