NEW YORK YANKEES
MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
09/02/2025
Tuesday, September 2nd , 2025
Assigned SP Terrence St. John to Short Season A Staten Island.
Friday, August 29th , 2025
Optioned SP Pete Lambert to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Billy Bell from Triple A Scranton WB.
Optioned RF Joe Wallace to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Walt Reilly from Triple A Scranton WB.
Tuesday, August 26th , 2025
SP Terrence St. John was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Jesús Barajas from Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, August 24th , 2025
Optioned SP Dan Snow to Triple A Scranton WB.
Optioned 3B Hank Hembrow to Triple A Scranton WB.
Placed 1B Cody Bellinger on the active roster.
Activated 1B Cody Bellinger from the injured list.
Purchased the contract of SP Terrence St. John from Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, August 17th , 2025
Signed RP Dan Ibarra to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,440,000.
Friday, August 15th , 2025
Placed 3B Jake Lamb on the active roster.
Optioned SP Walt Reilly to Triple A Scranton WB.
Placed SP Yordano Ventura on the active roster.
3B Jake Lamb was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of 3B Hank Hembrow from Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, August 10th , 2025
Placed 3B David Carrasco on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2025.
Placed 3B David Carrasco on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2025.
Saturday, August 9th , 2025
Placed 1B Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 08/06/2025.
Fired Manager Don Wakamatsu.
Appointed Tim Laker as Manager.
Appointed Andrew Bailey as Bench Coach.
SP Yordano Ventura was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed 3B Jake Lamb on the active roster.
3B Jake Lamb was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of RP Nate Brown from Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, August 4th , 2025
LF Kurt Newton was claimed off waivers from Miami.
Placed SP Yordano Ventura on waivers.
3B Jake Lamb was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed LF Kurt Newton on the active roster.
Sunday, August 3rd , 2025
Assigned SP Billy Bell to Triple A Scranton WB.
Placed 1B Bob MacKerchar on the active roster.
Placed LF Álex Guiñónes on the active roster.
Purchased the contract of RP Caleb Williams from Rookie League New York A (DSL).
Purchased the contract of RF Joe Wallace from Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Pete Lambert from Triple A Scranton WB.
1B Cody Bellinger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed 3B Jake Lamb on the active roster.
Optioned RP Nate Brown to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Dan Snow from Triple A Scranton WB.
Thursday, July 31st , 2025
Traded 34-year old RHP Shae Simmons to the Toronto Blue Jays, getting 25-year old minor league DH Álex Guiñónes in return.
Traded 28-year old RHP Jonathan Rice (retaining 100%) to the Texas Rangers, getting 24-year old minor league 3B Hank Hembrow in return.
Traded 34-year old RHP Jake Barrett (retaining 100%), 25-year old SS Oscar Price, and 23-year old minor league RHP Mike Armstrong to the Miami Marlins, getting 28-year old DH Bob MacKerchar and 24-year old minor league RHP Caleb Williams in return.
Traded 28-year old LF Luis Torrealba to the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting 34-year old 3B Jake Lamb (retaining 35%), 23-year old minor league RHP Billy Bell, 21-year old minor league LF José Rodríguez, and 21-year old minor league RHP Billy Campbell in return.
Monday, July 21st , 2025
Signed Pat Bailey to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $4,125,000.
Assigned 3B Pat Bailey to High A Tampa.
Sunday, July 20th , 2025
Assigned SP Eddie Jordan to Rookie League New York A (DSL).
Optioned RF Joe Wallace to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of RP Shawn Harris from Triple A Scranton WB.
Saturday, July 19th , 2025
Signed Eddie Jordan to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $650,000.
Thursday, July 17th , 2025
Signed Jason Sellars to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $850,000.
Assigned SP Jason Sellars to High A Tampa.
Purchased the contract of SP Walt Reilly from Triple A Scranton WB.
Wednesday, July 16th , 2025
Signed Tommy Moore to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,400,000.
Assigned RF Tommy Moore to High A Tampa.
Assigned SP Pancho Espinoza to Double A Trenton.
Traded $2,000,000 in cash to the Oakland Athletics, getting 22-year old minor league RHP Eric Bernier in return.
Tuesday, July 15th , 2025
SP Pancho Espinoza was claimed off waivers from Colorado.
Signed Derek Wade to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,090,000.
Assigned CL Derek Wade to Rookie League New York A (DSL).
Monday, July 14th , 2025
Assigned C José Luna to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Optioned RP Shawn Harris to Triple A Scranton WB.
Placed 1B Cody Bellinger on the active roster.
Optioned SP Dan Snow to Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, July 13th , 2025
Signed José Luna to a minor league contract with a signing bonus of $1,100,000.
Thursday, July 10th , 2025
RP Chris Watts was claimed off waivers by Milwaukee.
Tuesday, July 8th , 2025
3B Wyatt Mathisen was claimed off waivers from Oakland.
1B Cody Bellinger was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed 3B Wyatt Mathisen on the active roster.
Optioned 2B António De La Torre to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Dan Snow from Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, July 7th , 2025
Assigned RP Bertoldo Pertorini to Double A Trenton.
Assigned SP Roald van Loo to Double A Trenton.
Assigned SP Orlando Vega to Double A Trenton.
Optioned SS Jorge Salinas to Double A Trenton.
Purchased the contract of 2B António De La Torre from Double A Trenton.
Placed SP Yordano Ventura on the active roster.
RP Chris Watts was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Tuesday, July 1st , 2025
SP Yordano Ventura was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Saturday, June 28th , 2025
Optioned RP Chris Watts to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Jorge Nájera from Double A Trenton.
Friday, June 20th , 2025
Traded 18-year old minor league C Stu Clark to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 24-year old minor league RHP Pete Lambert in return.
Tuesday, June 17th , 2025
Traded 24-year old minor league LHP Brad Mason to the Colorado Rockies, getting 21-year old minor league RHP Jesús Bartolo in return.
Thursday, June 12th , 2025
Assigned SP Brian Clark to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned RP Joe Glover to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned SP Matt Tenuta to Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, June 8th , 2025
Optioned SP Walt Reilly to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Salinas from Triple A Scranton WB.
Saturday, June 7th , 2025
Optioned SP Phil Gilbert to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Jonathan Rice from Triple A Scranton WB.
Wednesday, May 28th , 2025
Placed RP Jim Hagler on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/25/2025.
Purchased the contract of SP Walt Reilly from Triple A Scranton WB.
Saturday, May 24th , 2025
Purchased the contract of SP Phil Gilbert from Triple A Scranton WB.
Tuesday, May 20th , 2025
Optioned 2B António De La Torre to Double A Trenton.
Purchased the contract of RP Nate Brown from Triple A Scranton WB.
Friday, May 16th , 2025
Placed SP António Hernández on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 05/13/2025.
Tuesday, May 13th , 2025
Sent CL Nate Brown to Triple A Scranton WB for injury rehab.
Monday, May 5th , 2025
Assigned 2B José Ruíz to Triple A Scranton WB.
Optioned SS Jorge Salinas to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of 2B António De La Torre from Double A Trenton.
Wednesday, April 30th , 2025
2B José Ruíz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Salinas from Triple A Scranton WB.
Tuesday, April 29th , 2025
Optioned SS Jorge Salinas to Triple A Scranton WB.
Placed RF Joe Wallace on the active roster.
Activated RF Joe Wallace from the injured list.
Sunday, April 27th , 2025
Placed CL Nate Brown on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to 04/26/2025.
Purchased the contract of RP Shawn Harris from Triple A Scranton WB.
Saturday, April 26th , 2025
Assigned SP Juan Rodríguez to Triple A Scranton WB.
Tuesday, April 22nd , 2025
SP Mike Whiteford was claimed off waivers by Atlanta.
Saturday, April 19th , 2025
Signed free agent RP Shae Simmons to a 1-year contract worth a total of $740,000.
Placed RF Joe Wallace on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to 04/17/2025.
Placed RP Shae Simmons on the active roster.
SP Mike Whiteford was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SS Jorge Salinas from Triple A Scranton WB.
Wednesday, April 16th , 2025
Optioned SP Walt Reilly to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of RP Jim Hagler from Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, April 7th , 2025
SP Keone Kela was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Purchased the contract of SP Walt Reilly from Triple A Scranton WB.
Friday, April 4th , 2025
Assigned 2B Cristhian Adames to Triple A Scranton WB.
Saturday, March 29th , 2025
Optioned RP Jim Hagler to Triple A Scranton WB.
Purchased the contract of SP Keone Kela from Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, March 24th , 2025
2B Cristhian Adames was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Placed LF José Ruíz on the active roster.
Assigned SP Keone Kela to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned SP Micah Miniard to Triple A Scranton WB.
Friday, March 21st , 2025
LF José Ruíz was claimed off waivers from Toronto.
SP Micah Miniard was claimed off waivers from Oakland.
SP Keone Kela was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee.
Assigned SP Brad Mason to Triple A Scranton WB.
Tuesday, March 18th , 2025
Received former Rule 5 draft pick SP Brad Mason from the Baltimore Orioles.
Sunday, March 16th , 2025
Assigned 2B Stan Fleming to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned SP António Noriega to Double A Trenton.
Assigned RF Manny Sanchez to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned C Ken Mitchell to High A Tampa.
Assigned CF Kieran Andrews to High A Tampa.
Optioned SP Orlando Esparza to Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, March 10th , 2025
Signed 3B Coach Mark Kotsay to a 2-year contract extension.
Friday, March 7th , 2025
Signed Manager Don Wakamatsu to a 2-year contract extension.
Thursday, March 6th , 2025
Assigned RF George Springer to Triple A Scranton WB.
Wednesday, March 5th , 2025
Signed free agent SP Helmis Rodriguez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000.
Assigned RF Tony Tobías to Double A Trenton.
Placed SP Helmis Rodriguez on the active roster.
Assigned LF Badar Kuchelai to High A Tampa.
Tuesday, March 4th , 2025
Recalled 2B António De La Torre from High A Tampa.
Recalled SP Jesús Barajas from Double A Trenton.
Recalled SP Orlando Esparza from Triple A Scranton WB.
Recalled SP Augusto Díaz from Double A Trenton.
Recalled SS Jorge Salinas from Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned 1B Matt Olson to Triple A Scranton WB.
Invited non-roster 1B Matt Olson to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RF Jeff Neal to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster C Luis Torrens to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Jonathan Rice to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster RP Shawn Harris to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SP Phil Gilbert to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster SS José Salazar to Spring Training camp.
Invited non-roster CF Mike Starks to Spring Training camp.
Saturday, March 1st , 2025
Assigned SP Chris Quirke to Triple A Scranton WB.
Thursday, February 27th , 2025
SP Chris Quirke was claimed off waivers from San Francisco.
Assigned SP Ernesto Rivera to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned LF Leonardo Salazar to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned RP Juan Carlos Castro to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned LF Christian Dubus to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned 3B Jesús Rodríguez to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned SS Luis Ramos to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned SP Armanno Campanaro to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned RF Jesús Trejo to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned CF Octávio Ledezma to Rookie League Pulaski.
Assigned RP Dan Henson to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned RP Jorge Lucero to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned 3B Monty Kelly to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned 3B Lou Moore to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned SS Andy Cole to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned 2B António Salas to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned RP Iván Díaz to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned SP António Féliz to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned 2B Luis Zamora to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned SP José Delgado to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned CF Greg Vaughan to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned RF Jim Park to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned C Ánibal Holguín to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Assigned CL Greg Yarber to Rookie League New York A1 (GCL).
Wednesday, February 26th , 2025
Assigned 3B Cheslor Cuthbert to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned 3B Sergio Flores to Double A Trenton.
Assigned LF Jesús Ríos to Double A Trenton.
Assigned LF Dany Rojas to Triple A Scranton WB.
Assigned SP Dan Snow to Triple A Scranton WB.
Sunday, February 23rd , 2025
Assigned LF Ben McCabe to Double A Trenton.
Assigned SP Chris Bryant to Triple A Scranton WB.
Monday, February 17th , 2025
Signed free agent RP R.J. Alvarez to a 2-year contract worth a total of $8,100,000.
Placed RP R.J. Alvarez on the active roster.
Saturday, February 8th , 2025
Signed free agent SP Yordano Ventura to a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000.
Signed free agent 1B Li-Jen Chu to a 5-year contract worth a total of $86,200,000.
Placed SP Yordano Ventura on the active roster.
Placed 1B Li-Jen Chu on the active roster.
Wednesday, February 5th , 2025
Signed free agent RP Raymond Rodriguez to a 3-year contract worth a total of $15,240,000.
Placed RP Raymond Rodriguez on the active roster.
Monday, January 20th , 2025
Placed C Max Pentecost on the active roster.
Placed RP Jake Barrett on the active roster.
Sunday, January 19th , 2025
Signed free agent C Max Pentecost to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,260,000.
Signed free agent RP Jake Barrett to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,450,000.
Friday, January 3rd , 2025
Signed free agent SP Luis Severino to a 3-year contract worth a total of $47,000,000.
Placed SP Luis Severino on the active roster.
Placed RP Chris Watts on the active roster.
Placed 3B Oscar Price on the active roster.
Wednesday, January 1st , 2025
Traded 25-year old 2B Jorge García to the Texas Rangers, getting 26-year old minor league RHP Chris Watts in return.
Traded 23-year old minor league RHP Norberto Martínez to the Seattle Mariners, getting 24-year old SS Oscar Price in return.
Monday, December 30th , 2024
Placed 1B David Carrasco on the active roster.
Wednesday, December 25th , 2024
Received former Rule 5 draft pick LF Jesse Winker from the Oakland Athletics.
Traded 18-year old minor league CF Jorge González and 31-year old LF Jesse Winker to the Oakland Athletics, getting 26-year old 3B David Carrasco and 22-year old minor league 2B Esteban Guzmán in return.
Tuesday, December 24th , 2024
Lost SP Brad Mason in the Rule 5 Draft to the Baltimore Orioles.
Lost LF Jesse Winker in the Rule 5 Draft to the Oakland Athletics.
Sunday, December 22nd , 2024
Traded 25-year old RHP Julius Taylor and 22-year old minor league 3B Hank Howell to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 33-year old 2B Cristhian Adames and 24-year old LHP António Hernández in return.
Placed SP António Hernández on the active roster.
Placed 2B Cristhian Adames on the active roster.
Thursday, December 12th , 2024
Placed 1B Cody Bellinger on the active roster.
Wednesday, December 11th , 2024
Traded 19-year old minor league CF Víctor Alfaro and 21-year old minor league CF John Linttell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting 29-year old 1B Cody Bellinger (retaining 70%) in return.
Monday, December 9th , 2024
Traded 23-year old minor league 1B Eric Columbus and 32-year old LHP Ming-jiang Kang to the Seattle Mariners, getting 23-year old minor league C Jon Kline and 23-year old minor league LHP Brad Mason in return.
Monday, December 2nd , 2024
SP Julius Taylor received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
CL Nate Brown received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RF Joe Wallace received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
C Devin Mesoraco becomes a free-agent.
C J.T. Realmuto becomes a free-agent.
SP Walt Reilly received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Jim Hagler received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Jake Barrett becomes a free-agent.
SP C.J. Edwards becomes a free-agent.
RP Edwin Diaz becomes a free-agent.
2B Jorge García received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
RP Dan Ibarra received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Mike Whiteford received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Norberto Martínez received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Jesús Barajas received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
SP Orlando Esparza received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
Sunday, December 1st , 2024
Released RP Bryan Herrera.
Saturday, November 30th , 2024
3B Miguel Andujar was not offered arbitration, becomes a free agent.
Saturday, November 23rd , 2024
Signed Hitting Coach Hensley Meulens to a 3-year, $250,000 per year contract.
Friday, November 8th , 2024
RP Jake Barrett declines his contract option.
Hitting Coach Wally Joyner retires.
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