Yankees placed OF/INF Dustin Ackley on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 3, with a right lumbar strain.
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The AL East leaders also said ailing right-hander Michael Pineda isn’t expected back until September at the earliest, and that rookie outfielder Mason Williams needed season-ending shoulder surgery.
The Yankees recalled right-hander Caleb Cotham from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The newest New York Yankee, Ackley was acquired by the “Bronx Bombers” last Thursday in a trade with the Seattle Mariners.
Pineda has a lengthy history of arm problems, including spending all of 2012 and 2013 on the sidelines, so the Yankees are no doubt going to be conservative with his recovery timetable. He is a career.
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The 27-year-old Cotham is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 13 appearances for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and 4-2 with a 2.77 ERA for double-A Trenton this year.
