Elmer Rodriguez Makes MLB Debut, Yankees Shuffle Rotation

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is MLB News Today, where baseball meets AI. The New York Yankees are calling up top prospect Elmer Rodriguez for his big league debut, Wednesday against the Texas Rangers. This 22-year-old right-hander from Puerto Rico, impressed with a 1.270RA in 4 Triple-A starts this season. He's stepping in at the bottom of the rotation while the team waits for Carlos Rodón to return from elbow surgery rehab. After moves have been flying lately to make room, in-fielder Max Schumann got promoted from Triple-A Tuesday to replace Giancarlo Stanson, who's on the 10-day injure list with a right calf strain from last Friday. Outfielder, Jason Dominguez, fielded the spot left by Lewis Gill, who got sent down to Triple-A after a tough outing against the Astros. Rodriguez shared how a late-night hotel call got him on a flight to Texas and his family's heading over to watch him face veteran Nathan Elvaldi. He credits his World Baseball Classic Stint, three scoreless innings for Puerto Rico with

1:03getting him ready for the majors. Manager Aaron Boone sees this as perfect timing since Rodriguez was slated to pitch Tuesday in the minors anyway. Boone plans at least two starts for him with the Yankees off Thursday and will warn likely going Friday against Baltimore. Rodón threw his first rehab start last week so the rotation shuffle is temporary. Fans dealing with the low-grade strain but staying cautious after past issues. No firm return date yet though the team hopes he's back-signness, eligible, keeps the Yankees adapting on the fly.