ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Carpenter turned into inserted to the Unique York Yankees‘ lineup as the designated hitter after agreeing to a one-year contract on Thursday, per week after he turned into released from the Texas Rangers’ minor league blueprint.
Carpenter entered the lineup for a series opener at Tampa Bay when center fielder Aaron Hicks turned into scratched rapidly forward of recreation time with hamstring tightness. Aaron Snatch turned into moved from DH to center.
“It came about speedily and now I’m here and I couldn’t be extra pondering it,” Carpenter acknowledged after meeting with manager Aaron Boone at Tropicana Self-discipline.
“We correct had a speedily conversation about it but my response to him is that’s I’m enraged to position a uniform on and be share of the absolute top team in baseball apt now,” Carpenter acknowledged. “I’m correct fired up to be here. I’m going to hit the bottom working.”
Bother-hit Unique York additionally chosen the contract of 31-year-historic left-hander Manny Bañuelos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bañuelos turned into within the Yankees’ minor league blueprint from 2008-14 but under no circumstances made it up to the colossal league membership all the method in which via that time.
Carpenter, 36, gets a contract paying a $1 million salary whereas within the primary leagues and $200,000 whereas within the minors. A 3-time All-Massive name with the St. Louis Cardinals, he hit .275 with six homers and 19 RBIs in 21 video games for Round Rock of the Triple-A Pacific Waft League.
Carpenter spent the outdated 11 seasons with the Cardinals, batting .262 with 155 homers and 576 RBIs. He hit .169 remaining year with three homers and 21 RBIs in 207 at-bats.
He played 19 video games first and primary this year, one at third and two at designated hitter.
DJ LeMahieu. who has shared time at third defective with Josh Donaldson whereas additionally taking half in first and 2nd, ignored the final two video games of a series in opposition to Baltimore thanks to a sore left wrist and turned into now not in Thursday night’s starting lineup.
Donaldson remained in Unique York with a cough and felt higher after intravenous fluids, in step with Boone. Donaldson stays detrimental for COVID-19.
Boone acknowledged he can even spend Carpenter first and primary defective, third, apt and perhaps 2nd.
“He’s someone who’s been on our radar the rest couple of months,” Boone acknowledged. “We’ve been eyeing him for a whereas as a left-handed bat off the bench. … Proper a authentic man from the left facet, and we feel he can advantage us.”
Bañuelos gets an $800,000 salary whereas within the primary leagues and $150,000 whereas within the minors. He turned into assigned No. 68, the number that turned into once extinct with the Yankees by historic just correct friend Dellin Betances.
He pitched within the primary leagues for Atlanta in 2015 and the Chicago White Sox in 2019, going 4-8 with a 6.31 ERA in 14 begins and seven reduction appearances. Bañuelos is 0-2 with a 2.35 ERA in 5 begins and two reduction appearances for Scranton, striking out 30 and walking 12 in 30 2/3 innings.
Bañuelos, a member of Mexico’s pitching workers at remaining year’s Olympics, split the 2021 season between the Fubon Guardians in Taiwan and Mexico’s Sultanes de Monterrey.
“He turned into big to be spherical this spring and he’s pitched in actuality effectively,” Boone acknowledged. “He build himself on our blueprint this spring with his efficiency and he’s carried that into the season.”
Unique York assigned catcher Lift Brantly outright to the RailRiders. The Yankees opened spots on the vigorous 26-man roster by optioning left-hander JP Sears and outfielder Estevan Florial to Scranton after Wednesday’s 2-0 determine.
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