{"id":316966,"date":"2026-08-08T23:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316966\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T23:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:34:19","slug":"new-york-yankees-quietly-signed-2-players-during-braves-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316966\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees Quietly Signed 2 Players During Braves Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 24: New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Friday night, the New York Yankees<\/a> opened up a series with the Atlanta Braves<\/a> in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

They won by a score of 3-2.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: The Yankees won 5-4 on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New York Yankees Sign 2 Players\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyNew York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman speaks during a news conference on August 7, 2016 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.<\/p>\n

Also on Friday, the Yankees signed two players to their organization.<\/p>\n

\u00a0MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 7): \u201cNew York Yankees signed free agent RHP Edgar De Leon to a minor league contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 7): \u201cRHP Edgar De Leon assigned to DSL NYY Yankees.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 7): \u201cNew York Yankees signed free agent RHP Yefreiny De Paula to a minor league contract.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on August 7): \u201cRHP Yefreiny De Paula assigned to DSL NYY Bombers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking At The Yankees Right Now\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 AUGUST 07: Ben Rice<\/a> #22 of the New York Yankees reacts after his ninth inning game tying RBI single against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on August 07, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

The Yankees are the second-place team in the American League East with a 65-51 record in 116 games.<\/p>\n

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 28-25 in 53 games at home).<\/p>\n

Currently, the Yankees are 4.5 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> (who are in first).<\/p>\n

The Red Sox<\/a> (who are in third) are just a half-game back of the Yankees.<\/p>\n

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GettyJazz Chisholm Jr. #13 of the New York Yankees and Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves talk after the top of the third inning at Yankee Stadium on August 07, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Following two more games with the Braves, the Yankees will get the day off on Monday.<\/p>\n

They will then host the Seattle Mariners<\/a> on Tuesday night in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

Looking At The Braves Right Now\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyAustin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves follows through on his eighth inning home run against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 07, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

On the other side of the series, the Braves are in the middle of a fantastic year.<\/p>\n

They are the top team in the National League East with a 70-46 record in 116 games.<\/p>\n

Over their last ten games, the Braves have gone 8-2 (and they are 31-26 in 57 games on the road).<\/p>\n

Following the Yankees, they will return home to host Francisco Lindor<\/a> and the New York Mets<\/a> on Monday night at Truist Park.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 24: New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone during a game against the Philadelphia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-316966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}