Heading towards the MLB Trade Deadline, the New York Yankees needed a right-handed bat, and they pulled the trigger to get one when they acquired outfielder Heliot Ramos from the San Francisco Giants. The Yankees shipped their No. 5 prospect, left-handed pitcher Henry Lalane and infielder Kaeden Kent to San Francisco. While Lalane might be the key piece in this deal, Kent is getting a lot of the headlines because he is the son of Giants' great Jeff Kent, who played six seasons in the Bay Area.
— MLB (@MLB) August 3, 2026Adding a right-handed outfielder was a much needed move for the Yankees who are currently missing their entire outfield due to injury. Aarong Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Cody Bellinger are all on the IL and could be for quite some time still, especially Bellinger and Judge. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman explained why they wanted Ramos and how they want to use him.
“One of our first areas of need was to try to upgrade the offense in any way, shape or form while waiting for important players to come back off the IL,” Cashman said. “Ramos crushes left-handed pitching, García crushes right-handed pitching. … Aaron Boone has a better chance to match up than he did yesterday.”
