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a day ago
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Yankees adding impact bat to active roster ahead of Rays series
TAMPA, Fla. — The Yankees worked deals to add two right-handed hitters who feast on left-handed pitching just prior to the July 31 trade deadline, then both quickly ended up on the injured list. Infielder/outfielder Amed Rosario, the more accomplished acquisition, is returning Tuesday after being sidelined for 10 days with a sprained left AC joint. The transaction will be announced Tuesday afternoon. The Yankees freed up a roster spot during Monday's off day by optioning rookie catcher J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees acquired Rosario from the Nationals on Jan. 26 for two minor-leaguers, Triple-A reliever Clayton Beeter and Rookie League outfielder Brown Martinez. Rosario, 29, was injured on Aug. 8 when he crashed into the right field at Yankee Stadium in the 10th inning of a 5-3 loss to the Astros. In four games with the Yankees, one as a starter in right field, the Dominican was 3-for-6 with one RBI in six at-bats against lefties and 0-for-1 with a strikeout in one plate appearance facing a right-hander. For the season, Rosario is a .277 hitter with five homers and 19 RBI 50 games. His splits are very telling: He's batting .312 in 99 plate appearances against lefties, .226 in 66 times up versus righties. Rosario probably will come off the bench in this week's two-game series against the Rays, who are scheduled to start right-handers Shane Baz on Tuesday night and Drew Rasmussen on Wednesday. Outfielder Austin Slater, the other lefty killer who joined the Yankees in July, strained his left hamstring running out of a groundball in an Aug. 4 game in Texas and isn't expected back until September. The right-handed hitter was 0-for-7 with four strikeouts in three games with the Yankees. Slater, 32, was traded by the White Sox to the Yankees on July 30 for A-ball right-hander Gage Ziehl. Here are other recent Yankees posts to check out: -- Yankees pitchers sound off, years after one of joys of game was taken from them -- Yankees added a hated pest, and now it's true love -- Why is Rob Manfred trying so hard to ruin MLB? | Klapisch -- Giancarlo Stanton tight-lipped on latest health issue that followed return to outfield --Why Doc Gooden won't ever cut his Yankees ties | Klapisch -- What Max Fried, Yankees make of his 6-week slump that just got worse -- Elton John has nothing on Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. Randy Miller may be reached at rmiller@
Newsweek
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
Yankees Offer 2-Word Response on Max Fried's 'Dark' Injury Setback
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. After a blistering start to the season, the New York Yankees are heading into the All-Star break with some real questions about their ability to win a second straight American League pennant. The Yankees dropped two games in a row after a listless loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday and face some significant questions about their infield defense and bullpen depth with just a few weeks to go before the trade deadline. But after a brutal injury setback for the team's best starter on Saturday, perhaps the biggest question mark is the rotation. "The bandage on Max Fried's left index finger was small enough to go unnoticed on TV, but it's what's underneath that has the Yankees' attention," Bob Klapisch reported for "There lies a nasty blister that limited Fried to three innings against the Cubs on Saturday. What comes next for the Yankees' ace — and their rotation — is anyone's guess." It's certainly a positive that Fried will have some extra time off to heal over the All-Star break. But he seemed to be struggling from the mound even before announcing the injury. NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2025 in New York, New York.... NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Max Fried #54 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by New) More Yankees/Getty "Is there a dark cloud looming?" Klapisch asked. "Fried has allowed 10 earned runs in his last 14 innings." The Yankees haven't been able to say when Fried might return from the blister. Manager Aaron Boone offered an ominously vague response on the potential timeline after he exited his latest start. "We'll see," Boone said, per Klapisch. Klapisch also noted that Fried could now be set for a significant workload reduction in the second half of the season, given his career-high innings pace and the onset of this injury. And without Fried eating as many innings, the Yankees could struggle to right the ship. "It's not impossible Fried is already fatiguing as the summer's dog days approach," Klapisch added. "Consider it another setback for the Yankees' rotation." Though Fried has been an All-Star twice in his previous three seasons with the Atlanta Braves, durability concerns have followed him. He made only 14 starts in 2023 and has never pitched more than 186 innings in his career. When the Yankees signed him this past winter, they envisioned Fried as a second option behind franchise ace Gerrit Cole. But Cole went down for the year during spring training and the team could be in need of a frontline replacement in the next few weeks as Fried starts to wane. More MLB: Red Sox Predicted to Swing 2 Blockbuster Trades for $100M All-Star, $63M Pitcher
