Elite Sports NY · Jun 6, 2021
Chris Gittens finally gets his shot with the Yankees
Long time New York Yankees minor leaguer Chris Gittens will finally get a big league chance amid team’s first base crisis.
Chris Gittens has become somewhat of a cult hero for New York Yankees fans in recent years. A perennial presence in Spring Training, fans have grown quite fond of Gittens’ impressive power displays in exhibition games.
Now, he’s finally going to get his chance to contribute to the big league club.
Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
•Transferred RHP Corey Kluber to the 60-day injured list.
•Signed INF Chris Gittens (#92) to a Major League contract and selected him to the 26-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.