Empire Sports Media · Apr 10, 2023
Yankees promote spring training star to active roster
The Josh Donaldson injury changed the whole roster landscape for the New York Yankees. DJ LeMahieu and Isiah Kiner-Falefa can theoretically fill in for him, but the team required reserve bats, and they went to Triple-A to fill their void.
Over the weekend, the Yankees selected the contract of outfielder Willie Calhoun from the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Calhoun has found MLB success in the past, but injuries, inconsistency, and a broken jaw from a pitch in spring training in 2020 signaled the start of a downward spiral.