Yerry De los Santos #73

Full name is Yerry Paulino de los Santos Acosta (pronounced “Yairy”).

2025

In 25 relief appearances with the Yankees, went 0-1 with a 3.28 ERA (35.2IP, 37H, 15R/13ER, 17BB, 28K, 1HR) over four stints with the club (4/27, 5/6-6/1, 6/3-7/31 and 8/5-25)...opponents batted .266/.348/.331 (37-for139, 1HR); LH .291/.355/.400 (16-for-55, 1HR); RH .250/.344/.286 (21-for-84, 0HR)...Did not allow an ER in 18 of his 25 appearances....Allowed only one of his nine inherited runners to score (11.1%)...Did not allow a run in 16 of his first 20 games, posting a 1.57 ERA (28.2IP, 5ER) over that stretch (4/27-G1-8/12)...Allowed only 1HR to 160BF...his 0.25 HR/9.0IP ratio (1HR/35.2IP) was the fifth-best among Major League relievers (fourth in AL)...Posted a 0.64 ERA (14IP, 1ER) in seven games against the AL East...Recorded at least four outs in 12 of his 25 games, at least five outs in 10 appearances and at least six outs in seven games...also tossed a career-high-tying 3.0IP in four appearances...Was appointed the Yankees’ “27th man” on 4/27 and made his Yankees debut in Game 1 of the doubleheader vs. Toronto, tossing two scoreless innings (3H, 1K)...marked his first Major League outing since 8/7/23 vs. Atlanta with Pittsburgh...Set a career high with 3.0 scoreless innings on 5/11 at the Athletics (2BB, 1K)...retired 9-of-10 batters faced...Allowed only 1R over 11 appearances from 5/31-8/12, posting a 0.52 ERA (17.1IP, 1ER) during that stretch...Tossed a career-high-tying three scoreless innings on 6/7 vs. Boston (1H, 2BB, 2K) and 6/14 at Boston (1BB, 1K)...Was placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort on 6/19...missed 30 team games...combined to make two rehab appearances with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2IP, 5H, 3R/ ER, 1BB, 2K, 1HR)...was reinstated on 7/26...Recorded a career-high 5K over a career-high-tying three scoreless innings on 7/31 vs. Tampa Bay...Allowed 10 of his 15R over his final five games from 8/13-25, posting a 10.29 ERA (7IP, 8ER) during that stretch...In 17 relief appearances with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (including rehab), went 1-1 with one save and a 1.62 ERA (16.2IP, 16H, 4R/3ER, 5BB, 18K, 2HR)...made one scoreless relief appearance for the RailRiders in the playoffs (1.0IP, 1BB, 2K).

2024

Went 2-2 with four saves and a 4.12 ERA (59.0IP, 66H, 35R/27ER, 19BB, 55K, 9HR) in 51 games (one start) with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...his 51 appearances ranked second among Yankees farmhands...Was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster on 11/3...Following the season, made two relief appearances for the Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League (1.2IP, 2H, 2R/ER, 1BB, 1K, 0HR).

2023

In 22 relief appearances over two stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates (6/3, 6/15-8/7), went 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA (24.1IP, 17H, 10R/9ER, 13BB, 18K, 1HR)…held opponents to a .193 batting average (17-for-88)…in 23 games with Triple-A Indianapolis, went 1-5 with two saves and a 6.12 ERA (25.0IP, 42H, 20R/17ER, 14BB, 28K, 4HR)…was placed on the 7-day injured list on 8/19 and transferred to the 60-day injured list on 8/28, missing the remainder of the season.

2022

Made his Major League debut on 5/25 vs. Colorado and tossed a scoreless ninth inning to close out a 10-5 win...Began season with Indianapolis...Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and picked up a save in his first appearance on 4/7 vs. Omaha (game one)...Tossed 1.0 inning in a combined no-hitter on 4/13 at St. Paul...Posted an 0.66 WHIP, .167 batting average against (6-for-36) and 1.69 ERA (10.2ip/2er) in his first nine appearances through 5/11...Was selected to the Major League roster on 5/23...Allowed just one hit to 21 batters faced from 6/3-21...Recorded at least one strikeout in each of his first nine games, the third-longest streak by a Pirates reliever to begin a career since data began being tracked in 1901, trailing Diomedes Olivo’s 13-game streak from 1960-62 and Cecilio Guante’s 12-game streak from 1982-83...Pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his first Major League save in an 8-7 win on 6/29 at Washington...Recorded a four-out save with all the outs coming by way of strikeouts on 7/11 at Miami (since saves became an official statistic in 1969, the only other Pirates to record such a save were Goose Gossage on 6/22/77 at San Diego, and Jason Christiansen on 7/25/98 vs. Atlanta)...Was placed on the 60-day injured list on 8/12 with a strained right lat muscle.

2021

Went 3-2 with two saves and a 1.52 ERA (23.2ip/4er) in 16 combined relief appearances between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis... Recorded all five decisions and both saves over his first eight appearances thru 5/29...Suffered the loss in his first outing on 5/4 vs. Bowie... Won three straight decisions from 5/7- 23... Struck out five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings of work while earning his first save on 5/20 at Harrisburg... Picked up his second save on 5/26 vs. Erie... Suffered second loss on 5/29 vs. Erie...Was placed on the injured list on 5/31 (retro to 5/29) with a forearm injury... Was transferred to 60-day I.L. on 6/17... Returned to action on 9/9... Was promoted to Indy on 9/20...Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut on 9/23 at Omaha...Finished season making four straight scoreless appearances with Indianapolis.

2020

Did not pitch during the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Finished tied for third in the South Atlantic League in saves (13) while spending the entire 2019 season with Single-A Greensboro...Ranked second among all Pirates minor leaguers in saves in 2019...Recorded first professional save on 5/15/19...Did not allow a run in 32 of his 37 appearances in 2019...Was named an MiLB organizational All-Star in 2019.