Yankees Officially Call Up Ex-Red Sox Bust; Could Comeback Be On Way For Slugger?

Will the former Red Sox slugger finally put it all together at the big league level?

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One familiar face will be taking the field at Yankees Stadium shortly for the New York Yankees.

Former Boston Red Sox bust Franchy Cordero signed with the Yankees as a free agent ahead of the 2023 season and impressed to begin the season, but cooled off in a major way and was optioned down to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at the end of April. For the first two weeks of the season, Cordero looked like he had figured some things out and slashed .250/.294/.656 to go along with four home runs and 11 RBIs in nine games for New York. 

Cordero's hot streak slowed down and from April 15 through April 28, the 28-year-old struggled going 0-for-21 before being sent down to the minor leagues. He seems to have found his swing again at Triple-A and over 19 games slashed .348/.451/.565 to go along with two home runs, nine doubles, and 15 RBIs. 

New York has been struggling with the injury bug as of late with outfielder Harrison Bader being the latest victim. Bader was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a hamstring injury which paved the way for the Yankees to call Cordero back up to the big leagues to fill Bader's spot in the short term, according to the club. 

Cordero may not play every day in Bader's absence, but he likely will get an opportunity to see if he can get hot once again. The 28-year-old has shown some potential but hasn't been able to truly harness it at the big league level yet. In his career, he is a .285 hitter in the minor leagues with 72 home runs in 685 games, but at the big league level, he has hit just .215 with 25 home runs in 245 games across seven seasons. 

The 28-year-old followed a similar pattern throughout his time with Boston. At points, he seemed to be the hottest hitter on the planet, but when he cooled off he would go ice cold but then would impress at the Triple-A level consistently. Hopefully, he's able to carry over his Triple-A play to the big leagues this time around and stick around. 

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