Yankees add Bryan de la Cruz off waivers to fill depth need
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This just makes it official he will not be back before May 23.The 28-year-old de la Cruz has spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues with the Marlins, Pirates and Braves.He is a career .251 hitter with a .698 OPS.
A year ago, he hit 21 home runs in 149 games.This season he hit .191 (9-for-47) with a .453 OPS in 16 games for the Braves before they designated him for assignment this week.In his big league career, de la Cruz has hit .267 with a .697 OPS against left-handers, which is likely his best chance of helping the Yankees.Aside from Aaron Judge, their outfield has two left-handed hitters in Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger and a switch-hitter in Jasson DomÃnguez who is best from the left side....