One among the numerous things that went incorrect for the Yankees this season was the regression of Ron Marinaccio, the right-hander who was a key a part of the 2022 bullpen before a shin injury derailed his season.
This 12 months, a scarcity of command first got him sent back right down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and still has him there.
When the Yankees placed right-hander Albert Abreu on the injured list on Friday with a strained right hamstring, they recalled lefty Nick Ramirez to take his spot.
Marinaccio, meanwhile, has walked 11 batters in eight innings over his last six appearances with SWB.
“He’s had his ups and downs down there,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ 8-2 loss to the Brewers on the Stadium. “He’s struggled a bit along with his command and had some rough outings.”
Boone added Marinaccio is “working through some things. Ron just hasn’t been as sharp, going back to the last six weeks [here], leading as much as him taking place.”
The 28-year-old from Toms River, N.J., also had control issues during his breakout rookie season, as he walked 4.9 batters per nine innings each last 12 months and this one, but Marinaccio’s strikeout rate was down and he was hit harder, which led to more low leverage situations before being sent down.
As for Abreu, Boone said the hamstring issue has “lingered” for a lot of the season and worsened during his outing on Thursday. The manager added he was unsure if Abreu would return this season.
Gleyber Torres has five homers in his last nine games and 7 in 16, a part of a second-half tear that isn’t necessarily too surprising.
The second baseman has typically hit well in August and September, although he has been especially hot currently. In his previous 31 games heading into Friday, Torres had eight doubles, nine homers and a 1.066 OPS.
Overall, Torres has 25 homers, his highest total since he hit 38 in 2019.
He’s also striking out lower than ever before (14.1 percent of plate appearances in comparison with a profession rate of 20.4).
He joins DJ LeMahieu amongst veterans who’ve hit higher for the reason that arrival of Sean Casey as the brand new hitting coach.
“He has a very good swing,” Boone said. “He’s strong and powerful. That’s combined [with the fact] he’s benefited lots from experience. He’s logged a number of at-bats. He’s had a number of success at this level and in addition taken his lumps and learned from that. He’s been consistent for us.”
Aaron Judge reached base 3 times again in Friday’s 8-2 loss to Milwaukee, the third time in his last 4 games Judge has achieved the feat. He has 4 hits and 6 walks in his last 17 plate appearances.
With Jasson Dominguez’s home run, the Yankees have homered in 12 straight games, their longest streak of the season. … Yankees relievers allowed six runs in five innings Friday after entering the sport having given up just three runs within the previous 24 innings.
Oswald Peraza entered Friday 8-for-19 with three doubles over his previous five games.
Aaron Judge was named the Yankees’ nominee for this 12 months’s Roberto Clemente Award, which annually recognizes the “player who best represents the sport of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, each on and off the sphere.”
Judge was chosen for his work along with his All Rise Foundation, which works with children in The Bronx and Judge’s native California.
Former Yankee Roy White is amongst those that will probably be honored on the 2024 Thurman Munson Awards Dinner in Manhattan.
