Yankees make surprising roster decision to activate Austin Slater originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Wednesday came with another roster move. And once again, Oswald Peraza survived. In what shouldn’t be a surprise, the New York Yankees chose to option backup catcher J.C. Escarra to Triple-A rather than have to cut ties with Peraza.

Yesterday, the Pinstripes traded right-handed pitcher Gage Ziehl to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Austin Slater, who is making his first appearance as a Yankee today against the Tampa Bay Rays for the final game of a four-game series. Slater will hit seventh in the lineup and play right field.

The New York Yankees made a trade to acquire Austin Slater on Wednesday. The corresponding move was the team optioning J.C. Escarra to Triple-A.