MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: With all of Ben Rortvedt, Josh Breaux, and Austin Wells banged up and Kyle Higashioka on his way to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic, the Yankees suddenly found themselves very light on catching depth behind Jose Trevino. So they’ve found another backstop to help them out in the spring and to likely serve as a third-stringer once Higgy returns to New York.
The new catcher in camp is Nick Ciuffo, who signed a minor league contract with the Yankees on Monday. The 28-year-old played 21 games in the majors for the Rays and Orioles between 2018-21 and spent last year at Triple-A Charlotte in the White Sox organization.