The New York Yankees acquired veteran third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night.
Shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and catcher Ben Rortvedt also are headed to New York while catcher Gary Sanchez and third baseman Gio Urshela are going to Minnesota.
Now they will be teammates. Donaldson, 36, has a .269 career average and 728 RBIs in 1,201 major league games with the Oakland Athletics, Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves and Twins. Sanchez, 29, is a two-time All-Star but batted just .204 last season and .147 in 2020. He did belt 23 homers and drive in 54 runs in 117 games last season.Urshela, 30, batted .267 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs in 116 games last season. He has 49 homers, 192 RBIs and a .271 career average in 458 games over six seasons with three teams.
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