LIVE: Rodón gets his pinstripes from Yankees

One day after Aaron Judge was named the sixteenth captain in Yankees historical past, Carlos Rodón takes his flip within the Bronx highlight, because the crew is formally introducing its new All-Star left-hander after signing him to a six-year contract which is price $162 million, in accordance with a supply.

Rodón was extensively seen as the highest remaining beginning pitcher on the free-agent market, with Jacob deGrom having relocated to the Rangers and Justin Verlander now throughout city with the Mets. He is anticipated to slip behind ace Gerrit Cole because the No. 2 starter in a rotation that additionally initiatives to characteristic Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino and Frankie Montas, with Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt now pushed again into depth choices.

Over eight seasons with the White Sox and the Giants, Rodón is 56-46 over 152 appearances (147 begins) with 947 strikeouts in 847 1/3 innings. He threw the twentieth no-hitter in White Sox historical past in opposition to Cleveland on April 14, 2021, falling simply in need of an ideal sport after he hit Roberto Pérez with a backfoot slider with one out within the ninth inning.