​Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Off day. Double-A Somerset Patriots: Off day. High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: Off day. Low-A Tampa Tarpons: Off day. Florida Complex League Yankees: Canceled by rain vs. FCL Blue Jays — weather’s the only thing that can keep George Lombard Jr. from homering. In the Dominican Summer League, the Yankees split two games: DSL Yankees Blue defeated the DSL Rangers Blue, 4-3; notable performers included Isaias Castillo going 1-4 with two steals, Stiven Marinez going 1-3 with a walk and a stolen base, Yostin Pena delivering a home run, an RBI, and a strikeout in a 1-for-4 effort, and Juan Torres reaching base twice (1-3, BB). Juan Martinez went 1-3 with a walk, while Cesar Lopez delivered a solo homer and an RBI in a 1-for-2 showing; Manuel Aguilar went 0-1 with three walks and a stolen base, Adrian Feliz went 1-4 with a strikeout, and Kendry Diaz went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Victor De Leon earned the win over 3.2 innings (1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts); Freddy Lopez worked 2.1 innings (2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts); Dariel Chalas threw 1.2 innings (2 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts) in a blown save situation; Jose Vargas pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 strikeout for the win.
In the second DSL game, the Dominican Summer League Bombers defeated the DSL Rangers Red, 13-2. Notable performances included Ruben Castillo going 0-for-3 with an RBI and a walk; Kenneth Melendez reaching base once on a walk in a 1-for-1 effort; Dariel Santana going 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts; Alessandro Rodriguez delivering a home run and two RBIs in a 1-for-4 line with an HBP; Carlos Bello going 0-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout; David Carrera powering the offense with a 2-for-2 day featuring a double, a home run, three RBIs, two walks, and a season OPS boost over 1.000. On the field, Eddison Charles contributed a 0-for-1 line with a strikeout; Poly Ojeda reached base twice in a 2-for-3 effort with two walks and a strikeout; Germayhoni Beltre went 0-for-3 with an RBI, two walks, and a GIDP; Sebastian Pinto finished 1-for-2 with two RBIs, a walk, and two hit-by-pitches; Alfiery Matos went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs, a walk, and a stolen base; Cesar Acosta pitched five innings, allowing one hit and one unearned run with three walks and four strikeouts to earn the win. Jose Sanchez worked three innings with two hits allowed, one run, one walk, and five strikeouts in a hold; Andre Avila added a scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout.
This update consolidates results and performance notes across the Yankees’ minor-league levels, including the Dominican Summer League and the Florida Complex League, where weather and day-off schedules affected play. Highlights include multiple DSL players contributing power and plate discipline, highlighted by Carrera’s season OPS climbing above 1.000 in the DSL Bombers’ 13-2 rout, and strong middle-relief outings from De Leon, Vargas, and Sanchez in the DSL Blue and DSL Rangers Blue games.