Jorge Castillo, a former ESPN baseball reporter, covered the Washington Wizards and Nationals for The Washington Post before joining the Los Angeles Times to report on the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB. The New York Yankees traded catcher Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, marking a transition in the Yankees’ catching position with rookie Austin Wells set to take over as the starting catcher. Cruz, a 34-year-old right-hander, joins the Yankees’ bullpen after posting a 4.86 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 69 appearances last season, while Jackson, a 28-year-old catcher, has a .132 career batting average with six home runs in 124 games across five seasons for various teams.
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