For now at least, Erik Kratz is the new backup to the backup for the New York Yankees at catcher. MLB insider Jon Heyman tweeted the news:
Erik Kratz agrees to minors deal with Yankees
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 20, 2019
Presumably, Kyle Higashioka is now the No. 2 catcher, after longtime Gary Sanchez understudy Austin Romine signed with the Detroit Tigers. Kratz will likely start out with the Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, an injury away from a call-up to the Bronx.
This is not Kratz’s first time in pinstripes.