The New York Yankees have emerged as true contenders so far this season, currently sitting at an impressive 62-26 mark. That’s far and away MLB’s best record.
It has been a near-perfect year thus far for the Yankees. But it appears that they aren’t done filling out their roster as they make a push towards the playoffs.
On Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN and Joel Sherman of The New York Post reported that the Yankees have agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Angels to bring in Angels shortstop Tyler Wade. In return, they’ll send the Angels a player to be named later.
It will be a reunion between Wade (seen above tagging Yankees’ shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa in a June 2 game) and the Yankees, who selected Wade in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft.
Wade first played for the Yankees’ major-league team in 2017, and split time between their minor league system and the majors from 2017-2021. He served as a utility man who played in both the outfield and the infield for them.
Things did not go to plan between Wade and the Angels this season. He only hit .218/.272/.272 in 67 major-league games with the organization.
The Yankees will hope that he can return to his 2021 numbers. There, he hit a much more respectable .268/.354/.323 while also stealing 17 bases.
For the time being, it doesn’t seem like there will be a place for Wade to get everyday at-bats for the Yankees. But he will at least provide the team with a reliable commodity that they are familiar with should they deal with some injuries down the stretch of the season.
[Jeff Passan and Joel Sherman on Twitter; photo from Brad Penner/USA Today Sports]
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.