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The New York Yankees designated veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk for assignment on Wednesday. The 34-year-old journeyman signed as a free agent during training camp, with the Yankees becoming his seventh MLB team. In a corresponding move, the Yankees brought up right-hander Elmer Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Rodriguez, 22, will start and make his MLB debut

<div class="gjw_content"><p>Original article can be found here.</p><div class="tts_content_wrapper_1"><p>The New York Yankees designated veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk for assignment on Wednesday.</p><p>The 34-year-old journeyman signed as a free agent during training camp, with the Yankees becoming his seventh MLB team.</p><p>In a corresponding move, the Yankees brought up right-hander Elmer Rodriguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Rodriguez, 22, will start and make his MLB debut against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>At Triple-A, Rodriguez had a 1-2 record and 1.27 ERA in four starts.</p><p>In limited action this season, Grichuk batted .194 with two RBIs. He is a career .250 hitter with 212 homers and 631 RBIs in 1,376 games since making his MLB debut in 2014 with the St. Louis Cardinals.</p><p>–Field Level Media</p></div></div>