Braves signed INF Ramiro Pena to a one-year contract. Pena is a .233/.266/.288 career hitter in the major leagues, but he can play solid defense all around the infield and thus fits pretty well on the Braves' bench.

Yankees sent INF Ramiro Pena outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Pena cleared waivers after being designated for assignment over the weekend. The 27-year-old infielder appeared in three games with the Yankees in July and batted .258/.325/.328 with two homers, 29 RBI and a .653 OPS in 101 games at the Triple-A level this year.

Yankees designated INF Ramiro Pena for assignment. The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Chris Dickerson, who is being recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Pena has an underwhelming batting line and .533 OPS over 338 plate appearances in the majors, but there's a chance he'll be claimed on waivers.

Yankees designated INF Ramiro Pena for assignment. It was initially reported that Pena was optioned to Triple-A to make room for Casey McGehee on the active roster, but it turns out he was designated for assignment. The 27-year-old utility infielder has an underwhelming .233/.266/.288 batting line and .533 OPS over 338 plate appearances in the majors. There's a chance he'll pass through waivers unclaimed.

Yankees optioned INF Ramiro Pena to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was sent down to make room for the newly-acquired Casey McGehee on the active roster. Pena went 1-for-4 in three games with the Bombers and figures to return in September.

Yankees recalled INF Ramiro Pena from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Pena will take the place of the injured Alex Rodriguez (hand) on the active roster and figures to share playing time with Eric Chavez and Jayson Nix at third base. The 27-year-old infielder was hitting .253/.304/.320 with one home run, 22 RBI and a .624 OPS in 79 games played at the Triple-A level this year. He can be ignored in fantasy leagues.

Yankees optioned SS Ramiro Pena to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; reassigned OF Colin Curtis, RHP Manny Delcarmen, OF Cole Garner, C Jose Gil and RHP Kevin Whelan to minor league camp. The Phillies are interested in dealing for Pena, a scenario that would likely land him on an Opening Day roster. New York's injury-plagued bullpen may eventually need Delcarmen or Whelan, while the rest will function as organizational depth this year.

The Phillies are interested in acquiring Yankees infielder Ramiro Pena, according to George A. King III of the New York Post. Philadelphia is on the hunt for infield depth. Chase Utley is sidelined with no timetable to return and Freddy Galvis will start at second until he makes it back. Chris Getz is off the market, because he is in the hunt for Kansas City's starting second base job. Pena would be a decent fallback option for the Phillies if New York is willing to part with him.

Ramiro Pena is expected to miss the next two or three days after tweaking his ankle Thursday. Pena caught a spike in the dirt while sliding into second base and rolled awkwardly on his right leg. But he felt better after the game and should be back near 100 percent health by the start of the regular season.

Ramiro Pena left Thursday's game after sliding awkwardly into second base on a stolen base attempt. The exact nature of the injury isn't yet known, but WFAN's Sweeny Murti speculated that it could be his ankle. Stay tuned for an update.