{"id":534665,"date":"2026-03-20T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534665\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:43:10","slug":"yankees-make-tough-carlos-lagrange-decision-before-2026-mlb-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534665\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees make tough Carlos LaGrange decision before 2026 MLB season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yankees make tough Carlos LaGrange decision before 2026 MLB season<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees<\/a> didn’t enter Spring Training thinking that there was a Carlos LaGrange decision they’d have to make.<\/p>\n

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But this week, LaGrange forced a choice. The Yanks had to decide whether this flame-throwing prospect deserved a surprise spot on the Opening Day roster.<\/p>\n

Whether he did or not, the Yankees made the logical but now much tougher choice to send him down to Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre to start the season.<\/p>\n

It’s not a given that he’ll reach the majors quickly, but LaGrange certainly has a chance after a flame-throwing spring showing this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe made it a difficult decision,\u201d Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters<\/a>, via MLB.com. \u201cComing into this, I wouldn\u2019t have even thought there was a decision. He\u2019s definitely got everyone\u2019s attention. I love where he\u2019s at. I would not be surprised if he is impacting us early, middle, later part of the season. I can just tell you, we\u2019re all very excited about his continued development and what we think he could mean to our team at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LaGrange pitched 13.2 innings in MLB Spring Training and allowed only a single run, which amounts to a 0.66 ERA.<\/p>\n

The big right-hander is ranked the No. 79 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, and clearly he has turned a lot of heads this spring.<\/p>\n

LaGrange has been compared to former Yankees reliever\u00a0 Dellin Betances, but LaGrange might be better, because he might stick in the starting rotation.<\/p>\n

He’s definitely a name worth remembering. He may be back with the major league club very soon.<\/p>\n

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