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Jorge CastilloJul 26, 2025, 10:58 PM ET
- ESPN shot reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post earlier covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.
The New York Yankees acquired utilityman Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals successful speech for 2 insignificant leaguers, it was announced connected Saturday night, giving the nine a versatile right-handed hitter it had coveted earlier the July 31 commercialized deadline.
A erstwhile apical imaginable with the New York Mets, Rosario is batting .270 with 5 location runs and a .736 OPS this season. But he's hitting .299 with an .816 OPS against left-handed pitchers this play and the Yankees are expected to usage him chiefly against lefties.
Defensively, helium gives manager Aaron Boone a multipurpose piece. Rosario has started 20 games astatine 3rd basal and 13 astatine 2nd basal this season, and has besides made starts astatine each outfield spot and astatine shortstop during his nine-year career.
The determination comes a time aft the Yankees completed a commercialized with the Colorado Rockies for seasoned 3rd baseman Ryan McMahon. Unlike McMahon, who is nether declaration for the adjacent 2 seasons for $32 million, Rosario volition go a escaped cause aft this season. The Yankees volition wage Rosario the equilibrium of the one-year, $2 cardinal woody helium signed with Washington successful January.
The Yankees astir signed Rosario earlier past season, but helium chose to motion a one-year, $1.5 cardinal woody with the Tampa Bay Rays instead. He was past traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers successful precocious July and finished the play with the Cincinnati Reds aft being claimed disconnected waivers. This is the 3rd consecutive twelvemonth Rosario has been moved adjacent to the commercialized deadline. The Yankees volition beryllium his sixth squad since the extremity of the 2023 season.
Rosario outgo the Yankees right-hander Clayton Beeter, a 26-year-old right-hander successful Triple-A who has made 5 major-league alleviation appearances, and Browm Martinez, an 18-year-old outfielder successful the Dominican Summer League.
The Yankees acquired Beeter, a second-round prime successful 2020, from the Dodgers for Joey Gallo successful 2022. He made his major-league debut past play and gave up six runs successful 3⅔ innings crossed 2 alleviation appearances this season.
Martinez is batting .404 with a 1.139 OPS successful 18 games this season, his 2nd successful the Dominican Summer League. He signed with the Yankees for $130,000 past year.
