December 28, 2022

Official New York Yankees News Release

The New York Yankees have acquired minor leaguers INF Caleb Durbin and RHP Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, B.C.) from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for LHP Lucas Luetge.

Durbin, 22, hit .241/.352/.372 with 72 runs, 22 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 62 RBIs, 50 walks and 31 stolen bases in 105 combined games with Single-A Augusta and High-A Rome in 2022. Over two minor league seasons in the Braves organization (2021-22), he has hit .244/.351/.363 with 80 runs, 22 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 68 RBIs, 55 walks and 43 stolen bases in 122 career games. The Evanston, Ill., native was selected by the Braves in the 14th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft out of Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.).

Diaz, 24, went 3-4 with four saves and a 3.08 ERA in 49 relief appearances with double-A Mississippi in 2022. Over parts of three minor league seasons in the Braves organization (2019, ‘21-22), he has gone 10-6 with nine saves and a 2.31 ERA in 87 career relief outings. A native of North Vancouver, B.C., he was originally selected by the Braves in the 27th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Michigan State University.

Luetge, 35, went 4-4 with two saves and a 2.67 ERA in 50 relief appearances with the Yankees in 2022. Over parts of six Major League seasons with the Seattle Mariners (2012-15) and Yankees (2021-22), the left-handed pitcher has gone 11-11 with five saves and a 3.38 ERA in 218 career games (one start). He was originally signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on December 11, 2020. The Brenham, Tex., native was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 21st round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Rice University (Tex.).