Today, the Yankees added INF Caleb Durbin and C Jesús Rodríguez to the 40-man roster.
Durbin, 24, has spent parts of four minor league seasons in the Braves (2021-22) and Yankees (2023-24) organizations, batting .269/.374/.407 (276-for-1,026) with 187R, 64 doubles, 6 triples, 22HR, 153RBI, 134BB and 110SB in 281 games. In 2024, the infielder batted .275/.388/.451 (92-for-335) with 61R, 25 doubles, 2 triples, 10HR, 60RBI, 53BB and 31SB in 90 combined games with and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Single-A Tampa and Double-A Somerset. Among Yankees farmhands, he ranked fifth in stolen bases, eighth in on-base percentage, and 10th in batting average and RBI. Following the 2024 season, he played for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League, batting .312/.427/.548 (29-for-93) with 26R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 21RBI, 17BB and 29SB in 24 games. His 29 stolen bases set a new Arizona Fall League single-season record. Durbin was also named an AFL “Fall Star” and the AFL’s “Breakout Prospect of the Year”. The Evanston, Ill., native was originally drafted by the Braves in the 14th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft out of Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.). Durbin was acquired by the Yankees from the Atlanta Braves along with RHP Indigo Diaz in exchange for LHP Lucas Luetge on December 28, 2022.
Rodríguez, 22, combined with High-A Hudson Valley (56G) and Double-A Somerset (23G) to hit .302/.375/.481 (89-for-295) with 48R, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 10HR, 47RBI, 33BB and 9SB in 2024. Rodríguez appeared defensively in 2024 at catcher (35G/30GS), third base (23G/22GS) and left field (13GS). Over parts of five minor league seasons (2019, ’21-24) in the Yankees organization,Rodríguez has batted .311/.397/.477 (312-for-1,004) with 185R, 64 doubles, 14 triples, 25HR, 167RBI, 136BB and 49SB in 282 games. The La Victoria, Venezuela, native was signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2018.
Additionally, the Yankees received RHP Carson Coleman as a Rule 5 Draft return from Texas.
Parker Lougée
Assistant, Communications and Media Relations
New York Yankees
