Yankees place Donaldson, Loaisiga on IL, call up Calhoun

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Published 09.04.2023
Yankees place Donaldson, Loaisiga on IL, call up Calhoun

BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees put infielder Josh Donaldson and right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga on the injured record Saturday.

Donaldson went on the 10-day IL retroactive to Thursday with a proper hamstring pressure. Manager Aaron Boone had mentioned Friday that transfer was doubtless. Loaisiga went on the 15-day IL with proper elbow irritation.

The Yankees additionally transferred Tommy Kahnle (proper biceps tendonitis) to the 60-day IL, though Boone mentioned that didn’t imply the right-hander had a setback in his restoration.

“That 60-day, I think it ends around May 28 or whatever, late May,” Boone mentioned. “By the time he’s probably pitching in rehab games, we’re talking early, middle part of May. So hopefully we’re in that position where he’s ready to get back right before.”

New York recalled right-hander Jhony Brito from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start out Saturday night time’s sport at Baltimore, and the Yankees signed outfielder Willie Calhoun to a serious league contract and chosen him to the 40-man roster.

Calhoun, who performed in 257 video games over the previous six seasons with Texas and San Francisco, signed a minor league take care of the Yankees in January.

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