On this day more than a century ago, the Yankees traveled abroad to begin spring training in Bermuda, becoming the first in baseball history to do so.
The Yankees/Highlanders/Chances were looking for a change after an atrocious 102-loss season in 1912. The team was without much sense of promise, and also without a name. The “Highlanders” name was proving too long for headlines, and by the time spring training rolled around, the franchise was still a nameless team. They didn’t even have a real home, as they had decided to move out of their original home of Hilltop Park and share the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants.