Yankees option RHP Brendan Beck following MLB debut against Rangers; to call up Kervin Castro
TL;DR
The New York Yankees optioned RHP Brendan Beck after his MLB debut against the Rangers and are set to call up Kervin Castro. Beck allowed two earned runs in three innings of relief during the game.
Key points
- Yankees option Brendan Beck after MLB debut
- Kervin Castro is set to be called up
- Beck allowed two earned runs in three innings
- Yankees won 9-2 against the Rangers
- Team is on a six-game series win streak
The New York Yankees are making a change in the bullpen.
The Yankees are optioning Brendan Beck and, according to the NY Daily News' Gary Phillips, are set to call up Kervin Castro ahead of the team's road trip, which begins Friday night against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Beck entered the game in relief of opener Paul Blackburn and pitched three full innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits, walking three batters and striking out one. He threw 52 pitches, 28 of them strikes.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone brought in trusty southpaw Tim Hill to replace Beck with the team trailing 2-1. A sixth-inning explosion of offense would turn the tide for the Bronx Bombers, and they would eventually cruise to a 9-2 win, the team's sixth straight series win.
Beck will return to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, and in his stead, Castro will join the Yankees bullpen.
The Yankees chose Beck in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Stanford University. Beck's young career has been hampered by injury, and he did not pitch for the organization in both 2022 and 2024.
In spite of this, Beck has gradually climbed the ladder of the team's farm system, and made his MLB debut during Thursday afternoon's series-clinching home victory against the Texas Rangers.
Castro has not pitched in the MLB since 2022, when he appeared in 10 total games for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs.
Since joining the organization in November of 2023, Castro has rebounded from UCL reconstruction surgery to impress mightily at the Triple-A level with the RailRiders.
The 27-year-old Castro has thoroughly earned the opportunity to stake his claim for a spot in a Yankees bullpen which -- at least on paper -- looks like one of the team's few weaknesses.
Q&A
Why did the Yankees option Brendan Beck?
The Yankees optioned Brendan Beck following his MLB debut where he allowed two earned runs in three innings.
Who is Kervin Castro and why is he being called up?
Kervin Castro is a pitcher being called up by the Yankees to strengthen their bullpen ahead of their road trip.
What was Brendan Beck's performance in his MLB debut?
In his MLB debut, Brendan Beck pitched three innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits, with three walks and one strikeout.
