Observations from Yankees’ spring training on Tuesday in Tampa:
New reliever turns up heat
Brent Headrick, the lefty reliever whom Yankees personnel were high on entering camp, threw an inning of live batting practice and got up to 96 mph.
Yankees’ new reliever BrentHeadrick, throwing a couple of days earlier in training camp, threw one inning of batting practice on Feb. 17, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Some sick time
After sitting out Monday’s workout due to flu-like symptoms, Ryan McMahon got back on the field Tuesday as a full participant, despite feeling some lingering effects.
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Caught my eye
Gerrit Cole and Max Fried threw bullpen sessions side by side Tuesday, and it didn’t take much imagination to envision them throwing back-to-back days atop the Yankees rotation later this year, as long as Cole gets through the rest of his Tommy John rehab without a setback.
Max Fried (left) and Gerrit Cole pose for a picture earlier in Yankees’ training camp. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Wednesday’s schedule
The Yankees will hold another full-squad workout at Steinbrenner Field.