TAMPA — While it’s fun writing about baseball, a fun bonus about this particular job is that I get to be a pretend expert in all sorts of tangential areas: Medicine. Law. Finance.

And, every now and again, food.

On Friday the Yankees conducted what has become an annual pre-Grapefruit League annual tour of George M. Steinbrenner Field to show off what’s new. The tradition started two years ago, after the Yankees spent over $40 million on a renovation of their spring-training home.

This year’s tour was relatively tame; it focused on the grub. Although I do enjoy seeing the yearly evolution of the murals in the entryway behind home plate. Two years ago, as you can see in the linked story, Ben Heller got a mural. Alas, he is now recovering from Tommy John surgery. Just like in actual baseball, some mural bets don’t pay off. So joining the established Baby Bombers this year are Jonathan Loaisiga and even Estevan Florial.

As for the food, the Yankees served seven new dishes and two old favorites. My grades:

House Smoked Pastrami Sandwich: Served from the right field patio smoker, on marble rye with New York deli mustard. I felt like I was back at my grandparents in Brooklyn. Really smooth.

Loaded Kettle Chips: Pulled pork, barbecue sauce and spicy white cheddar cheese sauce, served all around the ballpark. If you’re going to misbehave calorically, you might as well do it right.

Mojo Shrimp: Very tasty mix of cilantro-lime rice, mango pineapple salsa, street corn and avocado ranch, served at the third-base club. Much healthier than the pastrami or kettle chips.

Scallions Crispy Chicken Sandwich (general concessions): White meat chicken, melted swiss cheese and avocado ranch on a sesame-seed bun. Delicious.

Blackened Chicken (right field smoker): With roasted sweet potatoes, kohlrabi slaw, mango pineapple salsa and chipotle crema. I admittedly don’t love blackened chicken, although I appreciated the presentation.

Sabrett All-beef Hot Dog (general concessions): One of the better dogs out there. And as long as we’re on the subject, to kill a widespread assumption: No, we media folk don’t eat hot dogs every night at the ballpark. Every stadium features a dining room for media, team officials and scouts, with healthy options (some better than others).

(I didn’t bother to take a photo. It’s a hot dog. You know what it looks like.)

Chicken Tender Bucket & Fries (general concessions): You can’t screw this up, and they don’t here.

Ballpark Cuban Sandwich (General Concessions): Roasted pork, honey baked ham, salami, swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread. I passed on this one due to my dislike of both pickles and mustard, the latter of which I tolerated with the pastrami. I should’ve taken a photo, though.

Smoked Chicken Wings (rightfield smoker): House-made spice blend, smoked, tossed with classic buffalo sauce and served with bleu cheese. Way too spicy for my delicate taste buds. Messy, too.

–This week’s Pop Quiz question came from Rich Ackerman of CBS Sports Radio, WCBS-AM Radio and Fox Sports: While Jerry sleeps in a 1995 episode of “Seinfeld,” you can see a magazine on his bed, with a prominent pitcher of the time gracing the cover. Name the pitcher.

–Hall of Famer John Smoltz has elevated his post-retirement golf game to the point where he’ll participate in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe from July 9-14.

–The Pop Quiz answer is Greg Maddux, Smoltz’s Braves teammates. If you have a tidbit that connects popular culture with baseball, please send it to me at kdavidoff@nypost.com.