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Two Yankees Stars Making Spring Debut in WBC
- Fried and Stanton are set to make their 2026 spring debuts for the Yankees in a WBC exhibition against Panama.
- Fried will likely pitch on a count and is coming off a 2025 season full of success with the Yankees watching his workload.
- Stanton is in the lineup as the Yankees’ DH, aiming to return to form after injury concerns and a prior 'bag of chips' quote.
- Stanton is expected to bat cleanup in a lineup featuring Grisham, Rice, and Dominguez as Judge leads Team USA elsewhere.
- The exhibition at George Steinbrenner Field is a non-counting warm-up ahead of the regular season.
- The WBC exhibition will be part of a broader spring slate as Yankees prepare for 2026 with a focus on health and performance.
- Yankees players and plans for a World Baseball Classic presence surface in this spring window.
- The Yankees’ spring roster features players like Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, and Jasson Dominguez in support of Stanton.
- Judge will captain Team USA, keeping him out of the Yankees' WBC exhibition lineup.
- The article is available through SI’s Yankees coverage and highlights a broader spring training context.
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