Yankees send rookie Spencer Jones back to Triple-A before activating José Caballero
NEW YORK — Spencer Jones’ first stint in the majors has come to an end. Ahead of Friday night’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees optioned the rookie outfielder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The move preceded the Yankees activating infielder José Caballero (finger) from the injured list.
“It was a really tough call,” manager Aaron Boone said Friday at Yankee ...
NEW YORK — Spencer Jones’ first stint in the majors has come to an end. Ahead of Friday night’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees optioned the rookie outfielder to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The move preceded the Yankees activating infielder José Caballero (finger) from the injured list.
“It was a really tough call,” manager Aaron Boone said Friday at Yankee Stadium. “We had some discussion before [Thursday’s] game, had even more after the game, and then took a while even to make the decision. Just the landscape of who we’re playing, who we’re facing [in] the next week of games, [we] felt like this was the right way to go.
” After being called up on May 8, Jones batted . 167 (4 for 24) with two RBI and a . 426 OPS over 10 games, striking out 12 times in 27 plate appearances.
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