The New York Yankees are at present taking over the Seattle Mariners in a 3-game set this week.
On Tuesday, the Yankees opened up the sequence with a 4-1 victory over Seattle.
The Yankees, very similar to all different 29 MLB groups, aren’t any stranger to roster transactions right now of yr, and through their sequence with the Mariners, New York has made loads thus far. One under-the-radar transfer the Yanks made was selling a promising 26-year-old pitcher to Triple-A.
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Yankees Promote Hayden Merda
GettyTORONTO, ONTARIO – OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Brian Cashman, Senior Vice President and Normal Supervisor of the New York Yankees, and Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees converse earlier than recreation two of the American League Division Sequence in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on October 05, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Picture by Mark Blinch/Getty Photographs)
Based on his transactions tracker on August 11, 26 y/o pitcher Hayden Merda is headed to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
“RHP Hayden Merda assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders from Somerset Patriots.”
The Yankees drafted Hayden Merda within the seventeenth spherical of the 2022 MLB draft, and he’s beginning to make a reputation for himself.
In 2026, purely at AA Somerset, Merda holds a 3.67 ERA over 41.2 IP, and 67 strikeouts.
He’s a tall 6-6, 245-pound right-handed reliever, however these strikeout numbers are extraordinarily robust for the minor leagues.
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