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Spring training is sure to be even sweeter now.

TrueFan Travel has just announced “Sweet Lou” Piniella as the Yankee all-star that will be attending the Spring Training 2025 trip alongside fans and our New York Post VIP, yet to be announced.

As part of the travel package, available to purchase now, Yankee fans not only get a 5-night stay at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, tickets to two spring training Yankees games and two all-inclusive parties, but a VIP meet and greet with the former Yankee outfielder and manager.

“Spring training sets the tone for the baseball season,” Piniella told the New York Post. “It allows players to get into shape and it allows opportunities to evaluate young players and how they fit in the system. Wins and losses are not as important, but you want to win games at the end of spring training, so you can get off to a good start when the season begins.”

To see all of the action, plus two of those crucial games and the new youngsters coming to the Yankees in 2025, book your spot in the sunshine with the button below.

As a reminder, the details of the trip are below. The two spring training games have been announced as Yankees vs. Red Sox and Yankees vs. Phillies, with games on March 18 and 19 of the five-day trip.

Piniella is a great pick for this trip in particular, as he knows just what these young players are in for when they get off the plane and hit the field in Florida.

“The toughest thing about spring training is you have to cut players,” Piniella said. “It’s not easy to bring in a young player and send him out to the minors. I’m a good example of that. I got sent out five different times before I finally made the big leagues.”

The Post has covered Piniella’s historic career from his days as a World Series-winning player and manager through his worthy consideration for a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

“He managed the 2001 Mariners, who won an MLB-record 116 regular-season games. He managed the Nasty Boys Reds to a championship in 1990. His 97 wins with the 2008 Cubs were the most by the franchise at the time since 1945,” wrote Joel Sherman in December of 2023. “Piniella also had the ‘Fame’ part down. He was ‘Sweet Lou.’ He personified the fiery, base-throwing manager. He was a key star in the George Steinbrenner orbit.”

Taking a look farther back in our New York Post archives, Piniella made a four part special spread in our print pages, back in April of 1986 when he traded a bat and ball for a clipboard. It featured excerpts of his book, penned by Piniella and Maury Allen and appropriately named, “Sweet Lou.” Allen was a sportswriter, actor, and most importantly to us, a beloved New York Post sports columnist.

To make your very own memories with the former Yankees player and manager Lou Piniella and be a part of the inaugural TrueFan Travel New York Spring Training Trip, make sure to sign up now.

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