Today, the Yankees have extended a qualifying offer to RHP David Bednar.
Additionally, the Yankees have added INF/OF Marco Luciano to the 40-man roster.
Luciano, 25, has hit .217 (25-for-115) with 14R, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 3RBI, 11BB and 1SB in 41 games over parts of two Major League seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2023-24). He has appeared defensively at shortstop (22G/19GS) and second base (9G/7GS) in his Major League career.
The right-handed batter hit .293/.387/.545 (123-for-420) with 90R, 23 doubles, 1 triple, 27HR, 78RBI, 64BB and 8SB in 116 combined games with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2026 in the Yankees organization. Among Yankees farmhands this past season, he ranked first in runs scored, was tied for second in XBH (51) and total bases (229), tied for third in HR, tied for fourth in walks, sixth in hits and doubles, seventh in SLG, eighth in OPS (.932), ninth in RBI and 10th in BA. Over parts of seven minor league seasons (2019, ’21-26), in the San Francisco Giants and Yankees organizations, Luciano has batted .255/.361/.464 (578-for-2,268) with 416R, 109 doubles, 10 triples, 115HR, 375RBI, 366BB and 43SB over 616 games.
The San Francisco de Macorís, D.R., native was originally signed by San Francisco as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2018. He was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 5, 2025. Luciano was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on December 19, 2025, and claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on January 7, 2026. He was designated for assignment by Baltimore on January 15, 2026, and claimed off waivers by the Yankees on January 22, 2026.