Yankees’ Brandon Drury is an All-Star … for Triple-A Scranton

The Yankees acquired third baseman Brandon Drury in an off-season trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Migraines landed Drury on the disabled list. In his absence, rookie Migudel Andujar has taken over at third base, leaving Drury with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

The 2018 season hasn’t gone exactly as planned for Brandon Drury. Acquired by the Yankees in an off-season trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Drury was expected to replace Chase Headley as the everyday third baseman.

But a stint on the disabled list because of migraines derailed those plans.

In his absence, rookie Miguel Andujar has excelled at third base, hitting.276 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI. Andujar has done so well that Drury remains stuck with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

However Drury’s work in the minors has not gone unnoticed.

Drury and pitcher Cody Carroll have been picked to represent the RailRiders in the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game.

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Here is the press release put out by RailRiders PR announcing the news:

MOOSIC, PA (June 27, 2018) – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, have had two players selected for the 2018 Triple-A All-Star Game, which will be played on July 11 at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. Pitcher Cody Caroll and infielder Brandon Drury have been picked as reserves for the International League’s squad.

The 31st edition of this All-Star Game pits the International League All-Stars against the top players from the Pacific Coast League.

Carroll, 25, is 3-0 this season with a 2.76 earned run average and a team-best seven saves. The reliever was selected by New York in the 22nd round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft from the University of Southern Mississippi. 2018 marks Carroll’s first year in Triple-A. The right-hander has 44 strikeouts over 32.1 innings pitched this season and has held opposing batters to a .202 average against.  

Drury, 25, is batting .311 with four home runs and 27 runs batted in. The infielder was acquired by the Yankees from the Arizona Diamondbacks in February as part of a three-team trade. After hitting .438 in April and .290 for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in May, Drury is batting .302 over 23 games this month and leads the RailRiders with a .400 on-base percentage in June. He set a new RailRiders mark earlier this month by reaching safely in his 32nd straight game.

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