June 16, 2018

Why the Yankees stuck with Ronald Torreyes this time

by Felix Pantaleón

When Greg Bird was activated from the DL on May 26, Ronald Torreyes surprisingly was sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, while Tyler Austin remained with the Yankees. When another move was needed Thursday to promote Jonathan Loaisiga for his Friday start, Austin, the extra first baseman, had no longer done enough to warrant the nod over…

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Written by Felix Pantaleón

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