Quickly after being released by the Oakland A’s, Billy Butler has found a home in New York with the Yankees on a Major League deal.
He is expected to join the team immediately.
A youth movement has been in place for the Yankees, but the team announced the deal with Butler late Wednesday evening to add another veteran bat to the roster.
Butler, 30, hit .276 this season with the A’s before his outright release. The vet has hit only four home runs this year in 242 plate appearances, the lowest of his career.