Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Back in big-league bullpen
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The Yankees recalled De Los Santos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.
De Los Santos has collected a 1.78 ERA over 25.1 relief innings this season, though that's come with just a 20:12 K:BB. He will operate in middle relief.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Bumped to minors
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De Los Santos was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.
De Los Santos was activated from the injured list Saturday and has made two scoreless appearances since. The Yankees made a flurry of additions to their bullpen at the trade deadline, costing De Los Santos his spot on the big-league roster.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Activated from IL
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The Yankees reinstated De Los Santos (elbow) from the injured list Saturday.
De Los Santos landed on the injured list in mid-June due to elbow discomfort, but after two rehab outings in the minors, he'll now rejoin the Yankees' bullpen. The 27-year-old carries a 1.80 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP through 20 innings with New York this year and should take on a middle-relief role now that he's healthy.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Tosses bullpen Saturday
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De Los Santos (elbow) threw 20 pitches in the Citi Field bullpen Saturday, per MLB.com.
De Los Santos landed on the IL on June 19 due to right elbow discomfort, but subsequent testing didn't reveal any structural issues. The righty reliever is now ramping back up and could be closing in on a return. De Los Santos recorded a 1.80 ERA despite a poor 1.70 WHIP and 13:12 K:BB over 20 big-league innings this season prior to getting hurt.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Gets promising news from tests
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that testing on De Los Santos' right elbow showed "nothing acute or new," per MLB.com.
De Los Santos landed on the IL on Thursday due to right elbow discomfort. The righty reliever subsequently underwent testing, the results of which Boone described as "good news." Boone added that De Los Santos could resume throwing "in pretty short order," so for the time being it appears that the hurler isn't looking at an extended absence.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Records hold Monday
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De Los Santos notched a hold against the Angels on Monday, striking out three batters while allowing one hit over 1.1 scoreless innings.
De Los Santos entered in the seventh frame and retired all three batters he faced in that inning, striking out Jorge Soler and Logan O'Hoppe. The right-hander continued into the eighth and gave up a leadoff single but then struck out Chris Taylor before exiting. De Los Santos has pitched well in a limited sample size while with the big club this season, allowing just two runs over 11 innings covering eight appearances. However, he's posted an unimpressive 9:5 K:BB and has a 1.45 WHIP, so he seems to have been a bit lucky so far in avoiding giving up runs.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Promoted for twin bill
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The Yankees recalled De Los Santos from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to serve as the 27th player for Sunday's doubleheader against the Blue Jays.
The right-hander will temporarily join the big club as bullpen depth following Saturday's postponement. De Los Santos has given up one earned run over 8.1 innings for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year, though he hasn't pitched in the majors since 2023, when he posted a 3.33 ERA in 22 outings with Pittsburgh.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Sent to Triple-A
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The Yankees optioned De Los Santos to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.
De Los Santos finished spring training with a 1.93 ERA across 9.1 innings, but he was unable to secure a spot in the Yankees' Opening Day bullpen. De Los Santos spent all of 2024 in Triple-A, but he'll be a prime candidate for a call-up if the Yankees need right-handed depth out of the bullpen.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Contract selected
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The Yankees selected De Los Santos' contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
De Los Santos spent the entirety of the 2024 campaign at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, posting a 4.12 ERA and 55:19 K:BB over 59 frames. Slated to turn 27 in December, De Los Santos is now part of the Yankees' 40-man roster.
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Yankees' Yerry De Los Santos: Gets deal from Yankees
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De Los Santos signed a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
The deal includes an invitation to spring training, with the righty having the opportunity to make $900,000 if reaches the majors. De Los Santos posted a 4.14 ERA and 44:24 K:BB over 50 relief innings for the Pirates from 2022-23. He boasts a career 54.5 percent groundball rate.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Done for season
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Triple-A Indianapolis placed De Los Santos on its 7-day injured list Aug. 19 with an unspecified injury and transferred him to the 60-day IL on Aug. 28.
Though the nature of De Los Santos' injury is uncertain, the Pirates have determined that it's significant enough to keep the right-hander on the shelf for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old turned in a 3.33 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 18:13 K:BB in 24.1 innings over 22 appearances with Pittsburgh earlier this season before being optioned to Triple-A on Aug. 8 and suffering the injury shortly thereafter. De Los Santos retains a spot on the Pirates' 40-man roster, but depending on the severity of his injury, he could be a non-tender candidate this winter.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Recalled from Triple-A
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Pittsburgh recalled De Los Santos from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
De Los Santos has struggled to a 6.65 ERA in 21.2 innings this season at the Triple-A level, but the Pirates need a fresh bullpen arm with Colin Holderman (wrist) landing on the 15-day injured list.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Appears healthy for spring training
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De Los Santos (lat) threw a bullpen session Friday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
The 25-year-old's ability to throw a side session alongside some of the Pirates' other healthy pitchers at the early stages of camp suggests he's made a full recovery from the right lat strain that sidelined him for most of the final eight weeks of the 2022 season. Though the fact that he has three minor-league options remaining may work against him in his bid for a spot on the Pirates' Opening Day roster, De Los Santos looks to be one of the Bucs' more promising relievers from a skills standpoint. In his first taste of the big leagues in 2022, De Los Santos submitted a 4.91 ERA (4.01 FIP), 1.29 WHIP and 13.4 K-BB% across 25.2 innings.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Lands on 60-day injured list
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De Los Santos was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
De Los Santos posted a 4.91 ERA in 25.2 innings of relief in his rookie season, though that number was as low as 2.84 as recently as July 24. It now seems possible that his 10.80 ERA over his last eight appearances may be at least partially attributable to injury. His 60-day absence takes him past the final day of the season, so the injury officially shuts him down for the year. Austin Brice's contract was selected in a corresponding move.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Records four-out save
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De Los Santos walked one batter over 1.1 innings in Monday's win over Miami. He struck out four and earned a save.
De Los Santos mowed through the Marlins lineup, striking out four of the six batters he faced, including the final three. It was the most strikeouts he's produced in a big-league outing and he's now converted saves in three of his last four outings. The 24-year-old righty lowered his season ERA to 2.81 with a 19:5 K:BB through 15 appearances. It's worth noting that regular closer David Bednar had pitched three of the past four days.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Returns from COVID-19 IL
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The Pirates reinstated De Los Santos from the COVID-19-related injured list Wednesday.
Since De Los Santos was first placed on the IL on Sunday, he may not have even tested positive for the virus, or he was able to clear the necessary protocols quickly if he did. Due to the brevity of his absence, De Los Santos won't need to regain conditioning and should be available out of the bullpen for Wednesday's series finale with the Yankees.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Goes on COVID-19-related IL
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The Pirates placed De Los Santos on the COVID-19-related injured list Sunday.
Pittsburgh will get reliever Duane Underwood (illness) back from the COVID-19-related IL on Sunday, only to lose another bullpen arm to the same inactive list. Provided he makes a quick recovery from the illness and doesn't experience overly severe symptoms of the virus, De Los Santos should have a good chance to rejoin the Pittsburgh bullpen before the All-Star break. Over 12.2 innings with the big club this season, De Los Santos has picked up two saves to go with a 2.84 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Picks up first save
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De Los Santos struck out one without allowing a baserunner in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Wednesday against the Nationals.
With David Bednar (back) unavailable, De Los Santos was called upon to protect a one-run lead. Though he's made only 12 big-league appearances, De Los Santos locked in his first career save in straightforward fashion. Bednar is expected to avoid a stint on the injured list, so De Los Santos isn't likely to see many additional save opportunities moving forward. Even so, he's been fairly impressive in his opening stint in the majors, maintaining a 2.92 ERA and 13:4 K:BB across 12.1 frames.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Makes first big-league appearance
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De Los Santos allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two across a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday against the Rockies.
De Los Santos made his big-league debut and worked the ninth inning in a non-save situation. Though he allowed two baserunners, De Los Santos also induced two swinging strikeouts. David Bednar is locked in as the closer for the Pirates, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see De Los Santos inserted into high-leverage situations in the near future.
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Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Called up by Pirates
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De Los Santos had his contract selected by the Pirates on Sunday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
De Los Santos began the season at Triple-A Indianapolis and posted a 1.72 ERA and 0.64 WHIP in 15.2 innings over 12 relief appearances. The 24-year-old hasn't yet made a major-league appearance but should provide a boost to the Pirates' bullpen. If he remains effective in the big leagues, it's possible that De Los Santos will work his way into high-leverage work at some point.
