TAMPA — Yankees aid prospect Eric Reyzelman’s first large league camp hit a snag Wednesday when he was taken to the hospital with an allergic response.
Reyzelman was in secure situation after experiencing the episode Wednesday morning earlier than the Yankees’ first exercise of pitchers and catchers, a workforce spokesman mentioned.
The 23-year-old was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital, the place he was saved in a single day for remark.
The Yankees mentioned they deliberate to supply one other replace on the right-hander Thursday.
Reyzelman, a non-roster invite, spent the 2024 season principally at Double-A, the place he posted a 1.93 ERA with 37 strikeouts throughout 23 ¹/₃ innings.
Carlos Rodón, Scott Effross, Will Warren and JT Brubaker all threw reside batting observe Wednesday afternoon towards Yankees catchers Austin Wells, Ben Rice, Alex Jackson and Jesus Rodriguez.
Rodón threw the equal of two innings whereas Effross, Warren and Brubaker every threw one apiece.
“I really feel like [Rodón] is in a very great spot once more, just like final 12 months,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned. “However simply one other 12 months extra snug with us, with the individuals within the constructing, who everyone seems to be, who he goes to for various issues. These are all little issues that over time actually assist guys.”
Effross, who was not sharp in three appearances late final season after getting back from Tommy John and again surgical procedures, may very well be a possible wild card for the Yankees bullpen if he is ready to return to the pitcher he was pre-surgery.
“I believe Effross appears to be like actually good,” Boone mentioned. “Form of that subsequent stage away from surgical procedure. … There appears to be like to be a crispness to his pitches, which is encouraging, as a result of clearly he can play an enormous function for us. We all know how good he was after we acquired him. Excited with the place he’s at.”
Rice is among the many catchers vying to be Wells’ backup, however Boone plans to maintain getting Rice motion at first base as nicely to keep up his versatility.
“I need to preserve that first-base flexibility with him as a result of I do actually imagine within the bat,” Boone mentioned.
As a former union rep and teammate of Juan Soto, Gerrit Cole was completely satisfied to see the famous person land a file $765 million contract this offseason — even when it wasn’t with the Yankees.
“It’s massive,” Cole mentioned with fun. “It’s a really massive sum of money.
“But it surely’s laborious to underestimate nice gamers and laborious to underestimate Scott [Boras], too,” mentioned Cole, a fellow Boras consumer. “He does job at what he does. It’s a big quantity. It’s a historic contract. It’s good for all gamers, it’s good for the sport.”