By Daniel de Malas / danieldemalas@swingcompleto.com
The New York Yankees signed outfielder Willie Calhoun to a minor league deal, which includes an invite to Spring Training in 2023.
Californian Willie Calhoun has played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues, most of the time with the Texas Rangers, although he had 4 games last season with the San Francisco Giants.
Calhoun, who has patrolled the left field or been a designated hitter his entire career, arrived as a super promise with Texas and actually had an outstanding 2019, hitting 21 homers in 83 games and a 269/323/524 offensive line.
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However, after injuring his jaw with a straight shot from Julio Urías in Spring Training 2020, he has not been able to recover and be close to what he promised.
At 28 years old Willie Calhoun He still has time to recover lost ground and that’s what the Yankees are confident in giving him this deal. Left field in the Bronx, however, appears to be committed to Aaron Hicks, prospect Estevan Florial and Giancarlo Stanton who can occasionally line up there.