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It is time for all the spending to start paying off for the New York Yankees. (AP Images)

CC Sabathia formally begins his tenure with the retooled Yankees tonight at Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles will be forced to share opening day festivities with their AL East rivals.

After having their streak of 13 straight playoff appearances ended last year, the Yankees added Sabathia, fellow pitcher A.J. Burnett, outfielder Nick Swisher and first baseman Mark Teixeira.

Baltimore’s opening day starter for the second straight season is Jeremy Guthrie, who can distance himself from a poor performance in spring training with a solid outing against the Yankees. Counting his time with Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, the righthander had a 12.32 ERA.

Guthrie lost to Tampa Bay in last year’s opener and insists facing the mighty Yankees does not present any more difficult a challenge than the Rays.

The Yankees head into this game as -200 favorites, while the Orioles are listed at +170.

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