Austin Slater, making just his second start with the Yankees since being acquired at the trade deadline, left Monday’s game in the top of the first inning with left hamstring tightness after running out a ground ball.

Austin Slater exits the game in the top of the 1st inning with an apparent leg injury after running to first base

Arriving from Chicago, Slater was placed on the Yankees' active roster about an hour before Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, with lefty-hitting catcher-first baseman J.C. Escarra optioned to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday.

The Yankees continue to tinker with their roster ahead of Thursday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, acquiring outfielder Austin Slater from the White Sox on Wednesday morning. New York parted with Minor League right-hander Gage Ziehl (the club’s No.

For his career, Slater is a .250 hitter with 10 homers, 45 RBI and a .727 OPS in 685 games with the Giants (2017-2024), Reds (2024), Orioles (2024) and White Sox (2025).

Yankees make surprising roster decision to activate Austin Slater originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Wednesday came with another roster move. And once again, Oswald Peraza survived. In what shouldn’t be a surprise, the New York Yankees chose to option backup catcher J.C. Escarra to Triple-A rather than have to cut ties with Peraza.

The New York Yankees have added outfielder Austin Slater, whom they landed from the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, to their 26-man roster before Wednesday's ga

Austin Slater is pulled from the Yankees-Rangers game after limping running to first base.