New York Yankees claim RHP Roansy Contreras off waivers from Orioles
The Yankees kept busy on Thursday by claiming RHP Roansy Contreras off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
Contreras, 25, went 2-4 with two saves and a 4.35 ERA (68.1IP, 63H, 36R/33ER, 31BB, 56K, 11HR) in 49 combined appearances (three starts) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Angels in 2024. He began the season with Pittsburgh, going 1-0 with a 4.41 ERA (16.1IP, 19H, 8R/ER, 8BB, 16K, 3HR) in 12 relief outings. Contreras was acquired by the Angels in exchange for cash considerations on May 16, going 1-4 with two saves and a 4.33 ERA (52.0IP, 44H, 28R/25ER, 23BB, 40K, 8HR) in 37 games (three starts) with the Angels.
Over parts of four Major League seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2021-24) and Los Angeles Angels (2024), the right-handed pitcher has gone 10-16 with three saves and a 4.72 ERA (234.2IP, 223H, 131R/123ER, 103BB, 201K, 35HR) in 90 career appearances (33 starts).
Contreras has spent parts of six Minor League seasons in the Yankees (2017-19) and Pirates organizations (2021-23), going 20-14 with a 3.28 ERA (376.1IP, 307H, 164R/137ER, 111BB, 367K, 36HR) in 81 games (76 starts). He was rated by Baseball America as the top Dominican pitching prospect for the 2016 international signing period.
The Yamasa, D.R., native was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2016. He was acquired by Pittsburgh from the Yankees along with INF Maikol Escotto, OF Canaan Smith and RHP Miguel Yajure in exchange for RHP Jameson Taillon on Jan. 24, 2021. He was then designated for assignment on May 11, 2024 and acquired by the Angels in exchange for cash considerations on May 16, 2024. Additionally, he was claimed off waivers by three different teams this offseason (Texas, Cincinnati and Baltimore).
TAMPA, Fla. — St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa announced that it has received a $5 million donation from the Steinbrenner family, long-time philanthropists and principal owners of the New York Yankees. This transformative gift reaffirms the family’s ongoing commitment to pediatric health care and expands their multigenerational support of the hospital’s emergency and trauma services. On Feb. 28, a pregame, on-field ceremonial check presentation from the Steinbrenner family to St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital will be held at George M. Steinbrenner Field prior to the Yankees’ 6:35 p.m. game vs. Toronto.
The new donation and the project it will fund builds on the family’s legacy as the naming donor for the hospital’s preexisting Steinbrenner Children’s Emergency and Trauma Center. The new $5 million donation will provide funds to expand the space and enhance the services of the hospital’s emergency department as part of the new, free-standing, dedicated children’s hospital facility that is anticipated for 2030 and will be named the Pagidipati Children’s Hospital at St. Joseph’s. The Steinbrenners’ gift will directly support unifying the existing space, additional treatment rooms, advanced diagnostic equipment, a redesigned entrance and lobby, and specialized training programs for medical staff. These enhancements will allow St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital to meet the growing demand for pediatric emergency care and provide an even higher level of service to young patients and their families throughout West Central Florida.
