With rosters increasing, the Yankees formally introduced their anticipated September call-ups on Monday, activating Ryan Yarbrough and recalling J.C. Escarra.
The left-handed Yarbrough, on the injured listing with an indirect pressure since June 22, will pitch out of the Yankees’ bullpen. A swingman all through his profession, the junk-baller initially labored in reduction this season earlier than thriving as a rotation substitute.
Yarbrough constructed up as a starter throughout his rehab project – he allowed 5 earned runs, walked one and struck out 12 over 11 innings at Triple-A – so he may give the Yankees a number of innings, along with one other southpaw alongside Tim Hill.
Yarbrough has a 3.90 ERA over 55.1 whole innings this season.
Escarra, in the meantime, has hit .202/.296/.333 with two dwelling runs and 11 RBI in 40 huge league video games this season, his first within the majors. One in all baseball’s greatest framing catchers, he made the Yankees’ Opening Day roster, a dream come true for the previous Uber driver and substitute trainer.
Nonetheless, the Yankees not often used the 30-year-old rookie. If all goes in line with plan, that may stay the case all through the remainder of the common season, as Austin Slater is anticipated again from a rehab project within the subsequent few days.
Slater, out with a hamstring harm, was acquired from the White Sox previous to the commerce deadline. The proper-hander swinger has an .814 OPS in opposition to lefties this season and a .795 mark for his profession, which is strictly why the Yankees obtained him.
Slater, who hasn’t performed in an enormous league sport since Aug. 4, has appeared in two rehab video games at Triple-A to date.
