The New York Yankees boosted their lineup in wake of Giancarlo Stanton’s latest hamstring injury and also padded their light-hitting infield.
Veteran righty bat J.D. Davis was acquired from the Oakland A’s for Jordan Groshans. Davis had been designated for assignment by Oakland earlier this week. The Yankees announced the trade themselves.
Davis was batting .236 with four home runs and five RBI in the Oakland A’s baseball void. Aside from Oakland, he has also played for the Astros, Mets, and Giants. He only managed a .670 OPS in 39 games with Oakland despite slugging 18 homers for San Francisco a year ago.