Headley Has Winning Hit in Debut for New York Yankees Chase Headley singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 14th inning hours after being acquired by the New York Yankees, who traded for the third baseman from the San Diego Padres. The Yankees, who won 2-1 last night against the visiting Texas Rangers, got Headley earlier in the day as they seek to avoid missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1993 and 1994. The Yankees sent minor-league pitcher Rafael De Paula and third baseman Yangervis Solarte to San Diego, the Major League Baseball team said in an e-mailed statement. The Yankees also received $1 million in the trade, according to CBSSports. Headley, 30, had spent his entire eight-year career with the Padres. His best season was 2012, hitting .286 with 31 home runs and a National League-high 115 runs batted in. This year he hit .229 for the Padres, the lowest since his rookie season, with seven home runs and 32 RBIs. Solarte hit .254 with six home runs and 31 RBIs for the Yankees this season. De Paula, 23, was rated the Yankees’ 15th best prospect by MLB. In addition to the $1 million, the Padres will pay the roughly $4 [...] newsintx/headley-has-winning-hit-in-debut-for-new-york-yankees/
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:10:24 +0000
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