The New York Yankees focused on adding depth to their lineup and bullpen at the MLB trade deadline, rather than make a splashy deal. But the deeper roster that the team tried to build is being eroded by injuries.
Utilityman Amed Rosario was placed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained shoulder (the sternoclavicular, or SC, joint, to be exact), the team announced on Sunday. He sustained the injury while running into the right-field wall during Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Houston Astros.
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A nine-year MLB veteran, Rosario was acquired from the Washington Nationals for speed and defense, along with a bench bat versus left-handed pitching (.312/.343/.495). He’s appeared in four games with the Yankees, batting 4-of-7 with a double and one RBI while playing in right field.
Catcher J.C. Escarra was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Rosario’s spot on the active roster. In an earlier stint with the Yankees, he batted .205/.299/.337 with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI in 97 plate appearances.
Rosario joins another trade deadline addition, outfielder Austin Slater, on the IL. Slater is expected to be out much longer with a strained left hamstring. Slater, acquired from the Chicago White Sox, will be sidelined for four to six weeks, according to manager Aaron Boone.
Last week, the Yankees also demoted pitcher Jake Bird to Triple-A. Bird, one of three relievers the Yankees traded for at the deadline, gave up a 3-run, walk-off homer to Josh Jung in Monday’s 8-5 loss to the Texas Rangers. Bird joined the Yankees from the Colorado Rockies hours before the July 31 MLB trade deadline, along with David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates and Camilo Doval from the San Francisco Giants.
New third baseman Ryan McMahon and utilityman José Caballero have stayed healthy with the Yankees since coming over from the Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively. But both players may want to be extra careful, considering what’s happened with their new teammates.
The Yankees go into Sunday’s MLB schedule with a 62-55 record that has them third in the AL East, 5.5 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays and 2.5 behind the Boston Red Sox for second place.
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