TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran outfielder Randal Grichuk has been named to the New York Yankees’ Opening Day roster.
Manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday that Grichuk made the team. The Yankees also announced that they are reassigning infielder Paul DeJong and versatile Seth Brown to minor league training camp and optioning versatile Osvaldo Cabrera and infielder Max Schumann to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Grichuk, 34, is coming off a 2025 season in which he batted .228 with a .273 on-base percentage, nine homers and 27 RBIs in 113 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Kansas City Royals.
He hit .251 with a .298 on-base percentage, 212 homers and 629 RBIs in a 12-year career that included appearances with the St. Louis Cardinals (2014-17), Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21), Colorado Rockies (2022-23), Los Angeles Angels (2023), Diamondbacks (2024-25) and Royals (2025).
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