Carlos Carrasco lands major league contract with Yankees following strong showing in spring training

By Canadian Press on March 22, 2025.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Carrasco’s impressive spring performance has earned the veteran right-hander a major league contract with New York and a spot in the Yankees’ rotation.

The Yankees announced on Saturday they had signed Carrasco to a major league contract.

Carrasco, 38, signed a minor league deal with the Yankees on Feb. 5 and could have opted out of the deal on Saturday. Instead, the right-hander’s 1.69 ERA in five spring games, including four starts, earned him his new deal with New York.

Carrasco was 3-10 with a 5.64 ERA in 21 starts for Cleveland last season. In 15 seasons, Carrasco has a 110-103 record and 4.14 ERA. He led the American League in wins in 2017, when he was 18-6 with Cleveland.

The Yankees moved right-hander Gerrit Cole to the 60-day injured list as he faces season-ending Tommy John surgery.

Also, the team reassigned right-handers Colten Brewer and Geoff Hartlieb, left-hander Rob Zastryzny, outfielder Ismael Munguia and infielder-outfielder Andrew Velazquez to minor league camp.

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