The Yankees cut Jeter Downs to make room for Diego Castillo

Shortstop Jeter Downs' stay in the Big Apple with the Yankees barely lasts a month. He was assigned to the mission.

NEW YORK – Jeter Downs' career with the New York Yankees may be over before it even begins.

Downs was designated for assignment on Friday, a month after the Yankees claimed the 25-year-old off waivers from the Washington Nationals. The Yankees needed a roster spot after infielder/outfielder Diego Castillo was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.

Downs, Choice No. 32 cincinnati in Amateur project 2017named after the former Yankees captain Derek Jeter.

The Yankees have seven days to trade Downs or place him on waivers.

Downs was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox as part of the Mookie Betts package in 2020. He made his major league debut with Boston in 2022 and batted .154 (6-for-39) with one home run and four RBIs … He was claimed off waivers by the Nationals on December 22, and this year he has gone 2-for-5 with one RBI and two stolen bases. He's hitting .236 with three home runs, 18 RBIs and 11 steals this year. Rochester trio.

Prior to his major league debut on June 22, 2022, Downs received a congratulatory tweet from Jeter before the game. The couple had met a few years ago.

“Congratulations and good luck…unless you play for the Yankees,” Jeter wrote.

Castillo was designated for waivers by Arizona on December 22 to open up a roster spot for outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., was claimed off waivers by the Mets from Arizona on January 5, then was designated for assignment a week later when the Mets needed a roster spot. For the left, Shawn Mania.

The 26-year-old appeared in a match Big leagues Last year, he struck out as a pinch hitter on July 31. He hit .313 with 33 doubles, three home runs, 72 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 124 games at Triple-A Reno. .

Castillo made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2022, when he hit .206 with 11 home runs and 19 RBI in 96 games. He was traded to Arizona in December 2022.
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