Former Yankees World Series starter Alex Verdugo DFA'd by Atlanta Braves. Verdugo used the early season to ramp up for his MLB return with Triple-A Gwinnett after holding out for a big-league ...

Weissert, 28, debuted with the Yankees in 2022 and has gone 3-0 with a 4.60 ERA in 31⅓ big league innings after dominating Triple-A with a 2.16 ERA and 168 strikeouts in 125 innings.

After the 2023 season, the Red Sox traded him to their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees, who gave him a $9.2 million contract in his final year of arbitration eligibility.

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is in his first season with the New York Yankees after a six-year stint with the St. Louis ...

Alex Verdugo’s tenure in Atlanta is already over. The ex-Yankees outfielder was designated for assignment by the Braves on Wednesday, barely halfway through the season, according to The Athletic ...

That's when he heard from the Atlanta Braves who — after the Yankees paid him $9.2 million, and the Red Sox $6.3 million the year before that — handed Verdugo a $1.5 million offer.

Verdugo went unsigned for most of the offseason until he landed a deal with the Braves in late March. In 56 games with the Braves, Verdugo batted .239/.296/.289 with 10 doubles and 12 RBIs. His 65 ...