BREAKING: The Yankees has landed veteran first baseman
The Yankees traded for the veteran first baseman after Anthony Rizzo injured his forearm and Giancarlo Stanton hurt his hamstring.
On Sunday, the New York Yankees acquired J.D. Davis from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league infielder Jordan Groshans as the team sought reinforcement after first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke his forearm and Giancarlo Stanton injured his hamstring.
Davis hit.232 with four home runs and five RBIs in 135 plate appearances with the A’s, who signed him to a $2.5 million contract in mid-March before designating him for assignment on Tuesday. Davis defeated San Francisco in arbitration and was awarded a $6.9 million salary as part of a non-guaranteed contract before being dismissed by the Giants and receiving $1,112,903 in termination compensation.
Davis, a 31-year-old right-handed batter, with a.273 batting average, 119 home runs, and 386 RBIs in eight seasons with the Houston Astros (2017-18), New York Mets (2019-22), Giants (2022-23), and Oakland Athletics.
Rizzo injured his right forearm on June 16 and is expected to be out until August. The Yankees’ regular designated hitter, Stanton, hurt his left hamstring on Saturday.
In Rizzo’s absence, New York called up minor leaguer Ben Rice to fill in at first.
Groshans, 24, batted.232 with one home run and 15 RBIs in 50 games this season for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset. The Yankees claimed him off waivers from Miami on February 13.
“I’m assuming that he’ll probably go to Double-A for us to play shortstop every day,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said before his team’s game against the Twins. “I believe Jack Wilson will return to the Triple-A team as early as next week. Obviously, Nick Allen is there. So there is some depth in the center right now. It’s just wonderful to have another player that can play the center.”
