The New York Yankees are promoting infield prospect Jorbit Vivas to the big leagues. SNY’s Andy Martino also added that veteran J.D. Davis is going on the injured list.
Vivas, 23, is the Yankees’ No. 15 prospect and primarily plays second base. New York acquired him from the Los Angeles Dodgers over the offseason for fellow infield prospect Trey Sweeney.
His 5-foot-9, 171 pound frame is deceiving as his lefty bat packs some sneaky power. Vivas has only hit .252 with five homers across two levels of A-ball and then Triple-A Scranton, but an injury has kept him to 37 games.