DUNEDIN, Fla. — Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon took a first baby step Saturday to looking more like he did pitching for other teams in his two All-Star seasons. One day after Hal Steinbrenner announced a change to a team appearance policy that started in 1976, Rodon didn’t shave the morning of his first spring training start.

The Yankees fought back after an early deficit, but gave up two runs in the eighth inning and dropped their first Grapefruit League game of the spring to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4.

Spring training performance should always be taken with a grain of salt, whether it’s good or bad. These are all exhibition, tune-up games and players are always trying new pitches, getting comfortable with their mechanics,

After dusting aside a division rival in the opening game of Spring Training, the Yankees head to Dunedin to take on another AL East competitor in the Blue Jays. We have a pair of Opening Day roster hopefuls alongside another two guys right atop the MiLB depth chart in the lineup this afternoon,