The Yankees introduced this afternoon that left-hander Josh Maciejewski went unclaimed on outright waivers. He’ll stick within the group at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with out occupying a 40-man roster spot.
Maciejewski had a quick stint within the Bronx. The previous Tenth-round choose was chosen onto the MLB roster on April 8. He pitched as soon as earlier than being designated for project 5 days later when New York wanted a 40-man spot for infielder Kevin Smith. Maciejewski had an ideal inning in his debut, inducing a trio of ground-ball outs towards the Marlins.
The 28-year-old doesn’t throw onerous, averaging round 91 MPH on his sinker throughout his lone huge league outing. That definitely performed a job in him going unclaimed, however he’s gotten off to a pleasant begin to the yr in Scranton. Macijewski has labored 4 2/3 scoreless innings with 5 strikeouts and a stroll for the RailRiders to this point. He divided the 2023 season between three minor league ranges, handing over a cumulative 2.96 ERA over 45 2/3 frames.
