One of the many things that went wrong for the Yankees this season was the regression of Ron Marinaccio, the right-hander who was a key part of the 2022 bullpen before a shin injury derailed his season.
This year, a lack of command first got him sent back down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and still has him there.
When the Yankees placed right-hander Albert Abreu on the injured list on Friday with a strained right hamstring, they recalled lefty Nick Ramirez to take his spot.
Marinaccio, meanwhile, has walked 11 batters in eight innings over his last six appearances with SWB.
“He’s had his ups and downs down there,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees’ 8-2 loss to the Brewers at the Stadium. “He’s struggled a little with his command and had some rough outings.”
Boone added Marinaccio is “working through some things. Ron just hasn’t been as sharp, going back to the last six weeks [here], leading up to him going down.”
The 28-year-old from Toms River, N.J., also had control issues during his breakout rookie season, as he walked 4.9 batters per nine innings both last year and this one, but Marinaccio’s strikeout rate was down and he was hit harder, which led to more low leverage situations before being sent down.
As for Abreu, Boone said the hamstring issue has “lingered” for most of the season and worsened during his outing on Thursday. The manager added he was unsure if Abreu would return this season.
Gleyber Torres has five homers in his last nine games and seven in 16, part of a second-half tear that isn’t necessarily too surprising.
The second baseman has typically hit well in August and September, although he has been especially hot lately. In his previous 31 games heading into Friday, Torres had eight doubles, nine homers and a 1.066 OPS.
Overall, Torres has 25 homers, his highest total since he hit 38 in 2019.
He’s also striking out less than ever before (14.1 percent of plate appearances compared to a career rate of 20.4).
He joins DJ LeMahieu among veterans who have hit better since the arrival of Sean Casey as the new hitting coach.
“He has a really good swing,” Boone said. “He’s strong and powerful. That’s combined [with the fact] he’s benefited a lot from experience. He’s logged a lot of at-bats. He’s had a lot of success at this level and also taken his lumps and learned from that. He’s been consistent for us.”
Aaron Judge reached base three times again in Friday’s 8-2 loss to Milwaukee, the third time in his last four games Judge has accomplished the feat. He has four hits and six walks in his last 17 plate appearances.
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Oswald Peraza entered Friday 8-for-19 with three doubles over his previous five games.
Aaron Judge was named the Yankees’ nominee for this year’s Roberto Clemente Award, which annually recognizes the “player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.”
Judge was selected for his work with his All Rise Foundation, which works with children in The Bronx and Judge’s native California.
Former Yankee Roy White is among those who will be honored at the 2024 Thurman Munson Awards Dinner in Manhattan.