TAMPA — Greg Hen is again with the Yankees.
The 29-year-old first baseman signed a minor league cope with the workforce on Tuesday, sources confirmed.
Hen will report back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the place the Yankees beforehand stashed Ronald Guzman, who was additionally in camp on a minor league deal.
Anthony Rizzo is the primary baseman, with DJ LeMahieu and maybe Marwin Gonzalez capable of fill in there.
However they don’t have a lot depth within the group on the spot after buying and selling Luke Voit to the Padres. Ronald Guzman, who was in Yankee camp on a minor league deal, can also be slated to be at SWB to open the season.
Hen opted out of his minor league cope with the Blue Jays on Monday after being knowledgeable he wouldn’t make their 40-man roster, regardless of taking part in properly throughout spring coaching.
The transfer brings the lefty-swinging Hen again to the workforce that drafted him in 2011.
He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2015, hitting 11 homers in 46 video games.
However accidents quickly derailed his profession, as he missed the 2016 season resulting from a torn labrum in his shoulder through the offseason that required surgical procedure.
Ankle and foot accidents that restricted him to simply 140 video games from 2017-2019.
“You at all times suppose [what if],” Hen mentioned this spring of his Yankees tenure. “However you look again on the previous and study from it, not dwell on it. It’s enjoyable to reminisce and speak about. I’ll eternally maintain reminiscences that I had with [Aaron Judge] and different guys. But it surely occurred the best way it occurred and you'll’t change it. We had enjoyable and I’m wanting ahead to watching him play and taking part in towards him now.”
Decide mentioned final month Hen is among the greatest hitters he has performed with.
“I nonetheless consider that,” Decide mentioned.
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