NEW YORK (AP) — J.D. Davis was acquired by the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics together with money on Sunday for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as New York sought reinforcement after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke a forearm and Giancarlo Stanton strained a hamstring.
Davis hit .232 with 4 homers and 5 RBIs in 135 plate appearances with the A’s, who signed him to a $2.5 million contract in mid-March and designated him for task on Tuesday. Davis defeated San Francisco in arbitration and was awarded a $6.9 million wage as a part of a nonguaranteed contract, then was launched by the Giants and given $1,112,903 in termination pay.
A 31-year-old right-handed hitter, Davis has a .273 common with 119 homers and 386 RBIs in eight seasons with Houston (2017-18), the New York Mets (2019-22), Giants (2022-23) and A’s.
Rizzo broke his proper forearm on June 16 and is predicted to be sidelined till August. Stanton, the Yankees’ major designated hitter, strained his left hamstring on Saturday.
New York referred to as up Ben Rice from the minors to fill in at first in Rizzo’s absence.
Groshans, 24, hit .232 with one house run and 15 RBIs in 50 video games this yr with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset. He was claimed by the Yankees off waivers from Miami on Feb. 13.
“I’m assuming that he’ll in all probability go to Double-A for us to play shortstop every single day,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay stated earlier than his group hosted the Twins. “I believe as early as subsequent week, Jack Wilson can be again with the Triple-A group. And clearly, Nick Allen’s there. So there’s some depth within the center proper now. It’s simply good to have one other participant that may play the center.”
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