Yankees send jolt of talent to Double-A, led by Giancarlo Stanton


Apr 2, 2023; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) tosses his bat after drawing a walk during the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium.

Apr 2, 2023; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) tosses his bat after drawing a stroll in the course of the seventh inning in opposition to the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium.
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The New York Yankees supplied Double-A Somerset with a load of expertise on Tuesday as a trio of gamers reported to the membership for rehab assignments, together with All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton

Along with Stanton, who’s within the closing phases of restoration from a hamstring damage, the membership additionally despatched third baseman Josh Donaldson (hamstring) and right-hander Tommy Kahnle (biceps) to the Jap League membership in New Jersey.

Stanton, 33, has performed in simply 13 video games for the Yankees this season, the final of which was April 15. He had 4 early-season residence runs with 11 RBIs. Stanton hit a mixed 66 residence runs with 175 RBIs over the earlier two seasons for the Yankees

In 14 profession seasons for the Florida/Miami Marlins (2010-17) and Yankees (2018-23), Stanton has 382 residence runs and 982 RBIs in 1,447 profession video games and was the Nationwide League MVP in 2017. He has made 5 All-Star groups, together with final season with New York

Donaldson, 37, has performed in simply 5 video games this season, going 2-for-16 with a solo homer. In 13 profession seasons with six completely different golf equipment, Donaldson is a profession .264 hitter with 267 residence runs and 791 RBIs in 1,338 video games. He was the American League MVP in 2015 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Kahnle, 33, is in his third run within the Yankees group after he was drafted by the membership within the fifth spherical in 2010. He in the end made his main league debut with the Colorado Rockies in 2014, returned to the Yankees in 2017 and left once more after pitching only one sport from 2020-21 following Tommy John surgical procedure. He signed a two-year take care of New York in December

Over eight profession main league seasons, Kahnle is 9-9 with a 3.78 ERA over 298 reduction appearances for the Rockies (2014-15), Chicago White Sox (2016-17), Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers (2022)

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