As the Yankees continue camp this spring, here are the latest moves as New York cuts their roster to 26 active players ahead of Opening Day…
March 18, 10:28 p.m.
The New York Post’s Joel Sherman reports that veteran infielder Paul DeJong does not plan to opt out of his minor league contract with the Yankees on Thursday.
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According to Sherman, DeJong is going to try and make the team, but will begin the season in Triple-A if he doesn’t.
The starting infield of Ben Rice, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jose Caballero and Ryan McMahon is set with Paul Goldschmidt and Amed Rosario locks to fill out the bench. The Yankees would need a backup shortstop with Anthony Volpe injured, but it’s unclear if that’s the direction the Yankees will go. Oswaldo Cabrera is also an option for a bench role.
In 12 games this spring, DeJong is 6-for-31 with two home runs and two doubles. He’s slashing .194/.306/.452 with a .758 OPS.
He played 57 games with the Nationals last season, slashing .228/.269/.373 with six home runs and 10 doubles.
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March 6, 2:37 p.m.
The Yankees have reassigned RHP Adam Kloffenstein to minor league camp.
The 25-year-old right-hander did not appear in a Grapefruit League game this spring. Kloffenstein has three major league appearances under his belt with the Blue Jays and Cardinals. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks across 5.0 innings pitched in the bigs.
March 5, 6:30 p.m.
The Yankees announced their second wave of cuts and it includes RHP Chase Hampton.
Hampton, the team’s No. 8 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, is coming off Tommy John surgery he had in February 2025. Hampton had not appeared in a Grapefruit League game this spring as he continues his recovery from elbow surgery.
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In addition, the Yankees reassigned RHP Travis MacGregor and RHP Drake Fellows to minor league camp.
Of the two, only Fellows appeared in an actual game. He threw 27 pitches, and allowed a hit and two walks in his one inning of work this spring.
Feb. 17, 4:10 p.m.
The Yankees announced they have reassigned RHP Alexander Cornielle and catcher Abrahan Gutierrez to minor league camp. This comes a day after the Yankees outrighted OF Yanquiel Fernandez off the major league roster and onto the Triple-A roster.
Fernandez had been a non-roster invitee.
