Yanks add veteran outfielder Young on Minors deal

DETROIT -- The Yankees have signed outfielder Chris Young to a Minor League contract, general manager Brian Cashman confirmed on Wednesday.

Young, 30, was released by the Mets last week after hitting just .205 with eight homers and a .630 OPS in 88 games. Young had signed a one-year, $7.25 million deal with the Mets and could see time with the Yankees after rosters expand in September.

"Obviously it's a guy that's had some success in his career," manager Joe Girardi said. "It's a very good outfielder, it's a guy who can hit the ball out of the ballpark. We're going to see what we have."

The Yankees currently have three left-handed-hitting outfielders on the roster in Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki. Young, who has also seen big league time with the D-backs and Athletics over the last nine seasons, has not played since Aug. 7.