MEXICO CITY -- When the New York Yankees take the field here Sunday against the hometown Diablos Rojos del México for the first of two exhibition games, the meeting will arguably qualify as the year's biggest baseball event in the country.
Yes, the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies follow with a regular-season series that actually matters in the standings April 29-30 in Mexico's sprawling capital, but such is the power of the Yankees brand.
The visit marks the second visit to Mexico and matchup against the Diablos Rojos for the Yankees, who haven't been back since the days of Mickey Mantle.