1B Greg Bird was activated off the Double-A Trenton DL, the team announced. He missed the last month with a shoulder strain. 1B/3B Dante Bichette Jr. was send down to High-A Tampa to clear a roster spot. He was hitting .213/.253/.298 (54 wRC+) with the Thunder. Also, LHP Matt Tracy was outrighted off the 40-man roster, reports Chad Jennings. That means he cleared waivers and remains with the organization. The Yankees now have two open 40-man spots.
Triple-A Scranton (10-2 win over Syracuse)
- CF Mason Williams: 0-5, 1 RBI
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-5, 2 R — had two hits in his previous 15 at-bats
- 1B Kyle Roller: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- LF Ben Gamel: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
- RHP Jaron Long: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 7/3 GB/FB — 62 of 92 pitches were strikes (67%)
- RHP Nick Rumbelow: 1 IP, zeroes, 2/1 GB/FB — seven of 12 pitches were strikes (58%)
- RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GB/FB — 14 of 24 pitches were strikes (58%)
Double-A Trenton (2-0 win over Binghamton)
- DH Greg Bird & 1B Eric Jagielo: both 1-4, 1 K — Jagielo’s first pro game at first base, and he missed a catch for an error … I can’t imagine it’ll be a regular thing with Bird back though
- LHP Caleb Smith: 6.