After Austin Romine signed with the Tigers last week there was talk that the Yankees might pursue another catcher but now it looks like there comfortable rolling into the 2020 season with Higashioka as the primary backup. It’s a much-deserved promotion for Higgy after spending the last two seasons on the Scranton shuttle quite a bit.
Kratz returns for a third stint with the Yankees organization after spending time with the big league club in September of 2017 and last season with Triple-A Scranton. The 39-year-old has played in parts of 10 big league seasons for nine different clubs and holds a career .