MLB Weekly Digest: Yankees DFA Former All-Star, Draft Begins

Read Time:2 Minute, 37 Second

This week in MLB featured the Yankees designating a veteran infielder for assignment, the start of the 2025 MLB draft, and the announcement of the All-Star replacements.

Yankees designate INF DJ LeMahieu for assignment –

Infielder DJ LeMahieu has been designated for assignment by the New York Yankees. He is owed nearly $22 million on the remainder of his six-year contract that ran through 2026.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 9, 2025

The Yankees parted ways with former All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu on Wednesday, designating him for assignment. LeMahieu, 37, is in the fifth year of his six-year $90 million contract. The contract was given to LeMahieu after a third-place finish in MVP voting in 2020.

Since the contract was signed, LeMahieu has slashed .253/.336/.362 with an OPS+ of 95.

The Yankees will pay the remaining salary of his contract, and have officially released him.

All-Star replacements named –

Every season, multiple players are not able to participate in the All-Star game due to injury or because pitchers have just recently appeared in games and are unavailable to pitch. This leads to many more players being added to the roster after the initial announcement. Here are the guys who have been selected in place.

American League –

Junior Caminero replaces Alex Bregman

Maikel Garcia replaces Brandon Lowe

Zach McKinstry replaces Jeremy Pena

Isaac Paredes replaces Jose Ramirez

Randy Arozarena replaces Julio Rodriguez

Case Mize replaces Garrett Crochet

Drew Rasmussen replaces Yusei Kikuchi

Carlos Rodon replaces Max Fried

Joe Ryan replaces Hunter Brown

Carlos Estevez replaces Jacob deGrom

National League –

Andrew Abbott replaces Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Jacob Misiorowski replaces Matthew Boyd

David Peterson replaces Robbie Ray

Trevor Megill replaces Freddy Peralta

Robert Suarez replaces Chris Sale

Adrian Morejon replaces Zack Wheeler

It was also announced Sunday that the starting pitchers in the All-Star game will be Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes.

The 2025 MLB All-Star Game starting pitchers have been announced.

AL: Tarik Skubal
NL: Paul Skenes pic.twitter.com/pxtlNBX12w

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 13, 2025

The All-Star game is set for Tuesday, July 15th, 8:00 pm EST.

2025 MLB draft begins –

The first-year MLB player draft began Sunday night, with the Washington Nationals shocking the baseball world, selecting SS Eli Willits out of Fort Cobb-Broxton HS in Oklahoma.

Willits, 17, is the youngest first overall pick in MLB history, and will not turn 18 until December.

These were the first ten players selected, and the first round can be found here:

1.) Washington Nationals

SS Eli Willits (Fort Cobb-Broxton HS)

2.) Los Angeles Angels

RHP Tyler Bremner (UC Santa Barbara)

3.) Seattle Mariners

LHP Kade Anderson (Louisiana State)

4.) Colorado Rockies

INF Ethan Holliday (Stillwater HS)

5.) St. Louis Cardinals

LHP Liam Doyle (Tennessee)

6.) Pittsburgh Pirates

RHP Seth Hernandez (Corona HS)

7.) Miami Marlins

SS Aiva Arquette (Oregon State)

8.) Toronto Blue Jays

SS JoJo Parker (Purvis HS)

9.) Cincinnati Reds

SS Steele Hall (Hewitt-Trussville HS)

10.) Chicago White Sox

SS Billy Carlson (Corona HS)

About Post Author

Michael Bodzenta

Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, I fell in love with sports from a young age. Whether I was playing them throughout high school or in the yard with my friends, I knew I had found something I loved. Watching them was also a main part of my childhood, as I could name almost every player on all three Cleveland sports teams. Talking about sports is something I can do for hours, so as I got older, I quickly realized that I knew what I wanted to do. I started writing about sports and talking about sports in high school. It was fun and easy for me. My dream goal would be to become baseball analyst, covering breaking news and other stories in the sport. I've written numerous articles about sports including the Browns and the Guardians. I currently write for Kent Wired, where I expanded my knowledge to cover Health and Fitness. I have experience with Adobe Photoshop, Premier, and Audition. I work as the social media manager/representative for the Kent State Club Baseball team creating graphics mostly on Instagram and some on Twitter (X) . The goal of this is to get more engagement for the team, create awareness, and raise money. I also currently coach for a 17u travel baseball organization (Midwest Stars) out of Hudson, Ohio. Through this I have been able to continue my love for the game, give back to the community, and strengthen my leadership qualities. My passion for sports especially baseball remains unquestioned and I strive to continue to report on something I love.

mbodzent@kent.edu

https://ngscsports.com/