The Yankees announced this afternoon that they had recalled left-hander JP Sears from Triple-A. In order to clear space on the 40-man roster, the team designated reliever Manny Bañuelos for assignment.
Sears will start tonight against the A’s, pushing the remainder of the regular rotation back for extra rest in the middle of a stretch of 20 games in 20 days. The 26-year-old has impressed in 2022, running a 1.83 ERA and 11.4 K/9 in the minors, while also chipping in seven scoreless innings across three major league appearances. Seemingly the only real thing keeping the young lefty from a longer look in the bigs has been the excellence, and pristine health, of the Yankees’ top five starters.