Yankees’ Shortstop Castoff, World Series Champ Joins Brewers Immediately After Cut

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The New York Yankees mightiness person their shortstop of the early now connected the big-league roster, arsenic George Lombard Jr. has served arsenic a beardown replacement for Anthony Volpe, who was demoted to the insignificant leagues soon aft making his return from injury.

With Lombard making a beardown first belief successful the Bronx, Volpe has been taking reps astatine 2nd base. And a erstwhile Yankees shortstop, who erstwhile seemed for illustration a imaginable stopgap betwixt Volpe and Lombard, has been connected the move arsenic well.

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Jonathan Ornelas, a 26-year-old erstwhile third-round prime and Texas Rangers World Series champion, has bounced astir successful caller seasons while trying to found himself successful the majors. Although his MLB way grounds remains limited, his capacity successful the precocious levels of the minors has provided capable encouragement for different opportunity.

So erstwhile the Yankees acquired him soon earlier the play started, it seemed he could compete for a shortstop domiciled pinch the squad for Opening Day.

“The statement includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training campy and a midseason opt-out,” Francys Romero reported precocious past year, soon aft Ornelas signed a statement pinch the Yankees organization. “Ornelas has a beardown chance to make the team, arsenic the Yankees could beryllium without Anthony Volpe until May.”

Instead, Ornelas was incapable to unit his measurement onto the Yankees’ big-league roster and he joined the American League West’s Athletics soon afterward. Then, successful a amazingly speedy move, he filled successful for a cardinal subordinate for the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York Yankees’ Former Shortstop Option Castoff Re-Signs With NL Leader

After earning a telephone up pinch the Athletics, Ornelas was optioned arsenic the squad fell retired of playoff contention.

On Friday, the squad re-signed him and assigned him to Triple-A Las Vegas. Shortly afterward, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers to switch prima infielder Brice Turang.

“Brice Turang remains connected the chair arsenic he nurses a knee injury," Charlie Wright and Leo Morgenstern reported for MLB Trade Rumors. “The Brewers and Athletics agreed to a insignificant waste and acquisition this afternoon, pinch the A’s sending Jonathan Ornelas to Milwaukee for rate considerations.”

Ornelas has enjoyed a beardown play successful Triple-A, combining to deed .310/.378/.505 pinch 11 location runs successful conscionable complete 300 sheet appearances betwixt the Yankees’ and Athletics’ affiliates. That accumulation provides a logic for the Brewers to springiness him different chance contempt his struggles astatine the highest level.