Yankees acquire righty reliever Clay Holmes from Pirates

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NEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Clay Holmes was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for infielders Hoy Park and Diego Castillo.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Reliever Clay Holmes was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for infielders Hoy Park and Diego Castillo.

Holmes, a 28-year-old right-hander, is 3-2 in 44 relief appearances with 44 strikeouts and 35 walks in 42 innings. He has held right-handed batters to a .173 average (17 for 98). Holmes is 5-7 with a 5.57 ERA in four major league seasons.

Park, 25, appeared in one major league game, on July 16 against Boston. He is batting .307 with 10 doubles, 11 homers and 32 RBIs for Somerset and Triple-A Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Clay Holmes turns to make a pickoff throw against the Colorado Rockies in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 28, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Clay Holmes turns to make a pickoff throw against the Colorado Rockies in the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 28, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Castillo, 23, is hitting .277 with 17 doubles, 11 homers and 32 RBIs at Double-A Somerset.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees returned catcher Rob Brantley to Scranton.

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