{"id":672336,"date":"2026-05-15T10:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672336\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:05:21","slug":"released-new-york-yankees-player-thriving-with-new-mlb-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672336\/","title":{"rendered":"Released New York Yankees Player Thriving With New MLB Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-457271886.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA &#8211; OCTOBER 15:  Randal Grichuk #15 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on before taking on the San Francisco Giants before Game Four of the National League Championship Series at AT&amp;T Park on October 15, 2014 in San Francisco, California.  (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Chicago White Sox\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-white-sox\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262776\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> finished up their series with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Kansas City Royals\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> (at home).<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox won by a score of 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>Released Yankees Player Thriving With White Sox<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6010847\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6010847\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276303307_f9dde4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6010847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getty<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Randal Grichuk\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/randal-grichuk\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262777\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Randal Grichuk<\/a> #34 and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Munetaka Murakami\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/munetaka-murakami\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262779\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Munetaka Murakami<\/a> #5 celebrate after scoring runs on a homer by Randal Grichuk during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals of the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on May 14, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Randal Grichuk finished Thursday\u2019s win with two hits, one home run and four RBI\u2019s in three at-bats.<\/p>\n<p>He was recently signed by the White Sox after getting let go from the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Yankees\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262774\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So far (with the White Sox), the 34-year-old is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/mlb\/ask\/randal-grichuk-stats-with-white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">batting<\/a> .313 with five hits, three home runs and seven RBI\u2019s in eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Grichuk had struggled with the Yankees, batting just .194 in 16 games.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, his strong play has drawn a lot of interest from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Social Media Reacts<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6010853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6010853\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2275224842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6010853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyRandal Grichuk #34 of the Chicago White Sox in action at bat against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Angels\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-angels\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262778\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a> at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 04, 2026 in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what people have been saying about Grichuk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChuckGarfien\/status\/2055085450197401901\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chuck Garfien:<\/a> \u201cRandal Grichuk delivers again. 4 RBIs. Build a statue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/courtney883\/status\/2055076957373522309\" rel=\"nofollow\">Courtney Finnicum:<\/a> \u201cAgain, I repeat: The timely hitting the White Sox are getting from different players every night has been really great to see. Randal Grichuk 401 foot 2 run HR. Love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChiSoxFanMike\/status\/2055076926574743754\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ChiSoxFanMike:<\/a> \u201cTHANK YOU YANKEES FOR GETTING RID OF RANDAL GRICHUK\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BaseUnstitched\/status\/2055083537355669628\" rel=\"nofollow\">@BaseUnstitched:<\/a> \u201cReverse splits LHP vs. Weak side platoon specialist The latter gets the better of the former this time around. Randal Grichuk with his 3rd HR in his 8th game with the White Sox\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hockey_Is_All\/status\/2053613199535247488\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Hockey_Is_All:<\/a> \u201cCan\u2019t hit a lick for the Yankees and then immediately starts mashing after going to a new team I love you forever, Randal Grichuk\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryanseal13\/status\/2055145986360487988\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ryanseal13<\/a>: \u201cwhy would the yankees ever get rid of this guy\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheMFinKC\/status\/2055086558185918960\" rel=\"nofollow\">@TheMFinKC:<\/a> \u201cRandal Grichuk has collected 5 RBIs in 3 games against the Royals this year. Last year, he hit 5 RBIs for the Royals in 43 games with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grichuk\u2019s MLB Career<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5972958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5972958\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2271894849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5972958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyRandal Grichuk #34 of the New York Yankees watches his RBI double against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Boston Red Sox\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on April 21, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Grichuk was picked in the first round of the 2009 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"MLB\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262782\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> Draft.<\/p>\n<p>He has also spent time with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262781\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"St. Louis Cardinals\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>, Colorado Rockies, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\/\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"262784\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>, Los Angeles Angels and Kansas City Royals over part of 13 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SAN FRANCISCO, CA &#8211; OCTOBER 15: Randal Grichuk #15 of the St. Louis Cardinals looks on before&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[64,63,591,85],"class_list":["post-672336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}