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Article: Yankees to flip-flop series with Tampa Bay, return to Florida from Japan
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- December 14, 2003
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RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
AP Worldstream
12-14-2003
Dateline: NEW ORLEANS
Major League Baseball plans to flip-flop the first two April series between the Yankees against Tampa Bay, having New York return to Florida from Japan instead of opening the North American part of its season at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees would play a two-game series against Tampa Bay at the Tokyo Dome on March 30-31 under the plan the commissioner's office is negotiating.
Before the Japan trip was proposed, New York's original schedule had the team opening at home against the Devil Rays on April 5 and 7, then playing a four-game series at Tampa Bay from April 12-15.
Under the new schedule, the Yankees would return ...