Notes:
Paul DeJong, a veteran utilityman, was released by the organization. He likely exercised an opt-out, so it wouldn’t be shocking if he pops up elsewhere. In 23 games for Scranton, he hit .203/.361/.516 with six home runs in 83 plate appearances. He played 2B/SS/3B and was valuable depth, though he didn’t face good odds to receive a call-up from the Yankees.
Scranton (17-14) (Lost to Buffalo, 4-2, in 11 innings)
SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-5, R, 2 K
4-for-15 without an extra-base hit since his promotion.
CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, BB, K
.252/.362/.533 in 127 PA (6 doubles, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 20 R, 7-for-9 SB, 12.6% BB, 33.9% K)
RF Yanquiel Fernandez: 2-for-5, HR (6), 2 RBI, R, CS (1)
.245/.291/.471 in 110 plate appearances. This is his first home run since April 3rd (snaps a 19-game drought).
3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 3 K
.198/.278/.323 in 108 PA.
1B Seth Brown: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-3, CS (1), 2 BB, K
2B Jonathan Ornelas: 1-for-5, K
LF Duke Ellis: 1-for-4, SB (11), BB, K
DH Duncan Pastore: 0-for-5, 3 K
RHP Brendan Beck: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
5.11 ERA (37 IP, 34 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 7 HR, 8 BB, 37 K)
RHP Yovanny Cruz: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
0.69 ERA (13 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 17 K). He topped out at 100.8 MPH (averaged 99).
RHP Yerry de los Santos (L, 1-2): 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Somerset (12-14) (Destroyed Portland, 11-0)
DH Jackson Castillo: 3-for-5, RBI, 2 K
Castillo starts his campaign with an 8-game hitting streak (13-for-29 (.448); 2 doubles, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB, 2 K).
SS Anthony Volpe: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R, BB, K
Between here and Scranton, he is hitting .275/.333/.350 in 45 plate appearances.
CF Jace Avina: 1-for-5, HR (7), 2 RBI, R, K
Going back to last year, Avina has 15 doubles and ten home runs in 68 games at this level.
RF Garrett Martin: 0-for-4, R, SB (3), BB, K
Martin has homered in three straight games and in four of his last five games.
1B Coby Morales: 2-for-4, HR (7), RBI, 2 R, SB (7), BB
.322/.423/.644 in 104 PA. He hit 12 home runs in 969 plate appearances entering this season.
3B Tyler Hardman: 3-for-5, 2 HR (6), 4 RBI, 2 R, K
Hardman has back-to-back 4-RBI efforts. He is on a 5-game hitting streak (10-for-18; 1 double, 3 HR, 9 RBI). This is his 9th career multi-HR game.
LF DJ Gladney: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI, R, K
Gladney entered 2026 with four straight double-digit HR seasons.
C Abrahan Gutierrez: 2-for-4, 2B (2), R
2B Owen Cobb: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB
LHP Kyle Carr (W, 2-3): 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Carr lowers his ERA from 9.59 to 6.95. He started the season with a pair of decent efforts, but had given up 14 runs on 18 hits in 6.1 innings over his two starts before tonight. He has struck out 26 in 22 innings.
RHP Ben Grable: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Between here and Hudson Valley: 10 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 20 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.86 ERA (9.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB, 10 K)
LHP Will Brian: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
0.66 ERA (13.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 20 K). Brian has an 88/33 K/BB ratio over 69 innings in his career with only a pair of home runs allowed.
Hudson Valley (14-11) (Lost to Jersey Shore, 5-4, in ten innings)
SS Kaeden Kent: 3-for-4, 2B (7), RBI, CS (1)
Kent’s heater continues. He is hitting .347/.415/.537 in 106 PA. In 106 plate appearances here last season, he hit .186/.217/.265. In 23 games, he has compiled 12 multi-hit efforts, including five in his last games.
2B Core Jackson: 0-for-4, K
1B Kyle West: 0-for-4, 2 K
DH Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, SB (10)
.210/.309/.259 in 94 PA (2 doubles, 1 triple, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 7 R, 10-for-11 SB, 8.5% BB, 31.9% K)
LF Wilson Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2B (5), R, K
3B Josh Moylan: 0-for-4, K
CF Camden Troyer: 1-for-3, HR (2), SF, 3 RBI, R, K
.222/.275/.403 in 80 plate appearances.
RF Cole Gabrielson: 1-for-4, R
RHP Sean Paul Linan: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
4.67 ERA (17.1 IP, 18 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB, 25 K)
RHP Andrew Landry: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
3.27 ERA (11 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 6 BB, 10 K). Those are his Hudson Valley numbers. For Somerset, he allowed four runs over 2.2 innings in his lone appearance.
RHP Wilmy Sanchez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Jack Sokol: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
1.08 ERA (8.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 12 K)
RHP Brady Kirtner (L, 1-1): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Tampa (12-14) (Defeated St. Lucie, 5-2)
LF Luis Durango: 1-for-5, R, SB (3), K
Durango has started his season with a 4-game hitting streak
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-4, K
Tejeda has a 5-game hitting streak (at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 games).
CF Brando Mayea: 2-for-4, RBI, R
Mayea has three multi-hit efforts in his last four games.
C Engelth Urena: 2-for-4, R, K
CF JoJo Jackson: 2-for-3, RBI, SB (4), BB
SS Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 2-for-4, RBI, R, SB (5)
DH Willy Montero: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
1B Hans Montero: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
3B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-4, K
RHP J.T. Etheridge: (W, 2-0) 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
Etheridge averaged 94.3 MPH with his 4-seamer.
RHP Bryce Warrecker: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
LHP Pedro Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
8.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 13 K. Impressive start to the season for the 23-year-old.
LHP Parker Seay: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
FCL Yankees (1-0) (Defeated the Tigers, 10-6)
I will post the full box score today, but that is not the norm for the FCL in my reports.
1B-3B Richard Matic: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
Only 18, Matic destroyed the DSL in 2025, hitting .336/.487/.566 with 12 doubles, five home runs, 30 RBI, 41 runs, and 40 walks over 191 plate appearances. He signed for $850,000 in 2024. An interesting name to watch.
CF Wilberson De Pena: 1-for-5, CS (1), 2 K
De Pena was acquired from the Angels for Oswald Peraza.
DH Queni Pineda: 0-for-4, RBI, R, BB
The 18-year-old catcher hit .270/.459/.381 in 20 DSL games last season. Over his two DSL seasons, he walked (60) more than he struck out (51).
3B Leni Done: 0-for-2, HBP, BB, K
The 18-year-old had a strong debut campaign in 2025 (DSL), hitting .277/.414/.454 with 16 stolen bases in 46 games.
1B Justin Capellan: 1-for-1, R
Capellan (19) hit six home runs and drove home 37 in 45 games for the DSL squad last season.
RF Jose Castro: 0-for-3, 2 R, SB (1), BB, K
Castro (20) was assigned to the DSL All-Star squad last season.
C Luis Puello: 3-for-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, R, CS (1), K
Puello spent 2025 at this level, homering three times in 39 games.
SS Dexters Peralta: 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
Only 18, Peralta struggled at this level last season (.157/.253/.221 with two home runs in 42 games).
LF Gabriel Lara: 1-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, CS (1), HBP, K
The 20-year-old was lauded for his speed when the Yankees signed him in 2023. Despite that speed, he went only 4-for-9 stealing bases in 2025, though he compiled a decent .277/.312/.406 triple slash.
2B Luis Escudero: 3-for-3, HR (1), RBI, 2 R, SB (1), BB
The 20-year-old switch-hitter is very good at drawing walks (92/65 BB/K ratio in 486 career plate appearances). He also has 44 stolen bases in 57 attempts.
RHP Sabier Marte: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Marte missed the 2025 season. Now 22, he pitched to a 2.76 ERA in 12 games (five starts) at this level in 2024.
RHP Jerson Alejandro (W, 1-0): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
The 20-year-old also missed the 2025 season. In 2024, pitching in the DSL, he posted a 5.02 ERA in 37.2 innings. He struck out an impressive 57 but walked 34.
RHP Alexander Almonte: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Standing 6’4″, Almonte posted a 3.29 ERA in 11 games (ten starts) with a 48/21 K/BB over 52 innings in the DSL last year.
RHP Mariano Salomon: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Salomon pitched well over 31.1 innings at this level in 2025, but struggled after his promotion to Tampa.
RHP Carlos Rondon: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K