Right-hander Clarke Schmidt has a tear in his UCL and will probably undergo Tommy John surgery, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Joel Sherman of the New York Post). Schmidt will miss the remainder of the 2025 season and will miss perhaps all of the 2026 season, given the usual 13-15 month recovery timeline for TJ procedures. It is a worst-case scenario for … [Read more...] about Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Yankees Sign Jeimer Candelario To Minor League Deal
The Yankees have signed infielder Jeimer Candelario to a minor league deal, as announced by the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (h/t to Conor Foley of YES Network). Yancen Pujols reports that Candelario is expected to report to Triple-A on Monday and that Candelario had multiple offers before he settled on the Yankees. Candelario, 31, was recently released by the Reds … [Read more...] about Yankees Sign Jeimer Candelario To Minor League Deal
Yankees Likely To Promote Cam Schlittler
The Yankees are currently planning to add pitching prospect Cam Schlittler to the big league roster on either Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Joel Sherman and Dan Martin of the New York Post. Multiple transactions will be required in advance since Schlittler isn’t on the 40-man roster, though 40-man space can be easily created by moving Clarke Schmidt to the 60-day injured … [Read more...] about Yankees Likely To Promote Cam Schlittler
Mets Interested In Mitch Keller
The Mets have shown interest in Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller, according to Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. New York joins the Cubs as teams known to be linked to Keller, who placed second on MLBTR’s ranking of the top 40 trade candidates heading into the deadline. It was just a week ago that the Mets got an up-close look at Keller when he held them to one run … [Read more...] about Mets Interested In Mitch Keller
Mets Notes: Butto, Senga, Megill
The Mets placed right-hander Jose Butto on the 15-day injured list on Friday, with a retroactive placement date of July 1. Right-hander Chris Devenski was called up from Triple-A to take Butto’s spot on the active roster. Butto is dealing with an undisclosed illness, and manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including the New York Post’s Mike Puma) that the club expects to … [Read more...] about Mets Notes: Butto, Senga, Megill