Yankees Reduce Ties With 23-Yr-Previous in Close to-Report Time: Report

[ad_1] Yanquiel Fernández's time with the New York Yankees may turn into so temporary, he by no means even wears the staff's uniform.

Final week, the Yankees claimed Fernández, the 23-year-old Cuban-born outfielder, off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. However given how deep New York's 40-man roster already was at the entire outfield positions, it was straightforward to see the newcomer remaining on the bubble.

Whereas it isn't but assured that Fernández goes elsewhere, it seems New York did not envision him as a necessary piece of the 40-man roster, judging by Monday's information.

<img id="11492158" alt="" caption="TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 1: Detail view of the New York Yankees logo on an equipment bag prior to a spring training game against the Houston Astros at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 1, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)" credit="" sourcealt="" sources="[]" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" width="4437" height="2958" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" src="color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1536px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw" srcset="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=640&quality=80&webp=1 640w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=750&quality=80&webp=1 750w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=1000&quality=80&webp=1 1000w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=1200&quality=80&webp=1 1200w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=1360&quality=80&webp=1 1360w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1 1600w" bad-src="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2202251802.jpg?w=1600&quality=80&webp=1"/> Based on a report from Francys Romero, an impartial baseball journalist, the Yankees designated Fernández for task on Monday. As of early Monday afternoon, the transfer had not been made official, nor had a corresponding transaction been reported or introduced.

Fernández made his main league debut for 52 video games with the Rockies this previous season, batting .225 with 4 house runs and a .613 OPS. He emerged from relative anonymity early in his minor-league profession to turn out to be Colorado's No. 3 prospect earlier than the 2024 season, in response to MLB Pipeline.

The Yankees' doubtless intention is to move Fernández via waivers and outright him off the 40-man roster, very similar to they did with former San Francisco Giants prospect Marco Luciano not too long ago. And in contrast to Luciano, Fernández has one remaining minor-league possibility, so the Yankees may guarantee they'd preserve him on the finish of spring coaching even when he did not make the key league roster.

The timing of the transfer is considerably odd, because the Yankees may have maintained 40-man roster flexibility within the coming days by putting injured gamers on the 60-day injured record, however maybe they thought it higher to try to move Fernández via waivers earlier than different groups had spots open up.