Willie Calhoun DH FA Sat 6/10/23 11:25 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun has two homers and a double over his last three games, though that comes just after he endured an 0-for-10 skid. With Aaron Judge (toe) sidelined, Calhoun is seeing somewhat steady playing time of late, and he's starting to make the most of it. The outfielder is at a .246/.316/.426 slash line with five homers, 16 RBI, 16 runs scored and seven doubles over 136 plate appearances this year. He should be a fixture in the lineup versus right-handed pitchers, but the Yankees have yet to face a southpaw since Judge landed on the injured list.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Fri 6/9/23 2:20 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 3-for-8 with a home run, a double, two total runs and three total RBI across both games of a doubleheader against the White Sox on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun led off both games of the twin bill for New York, starting in right field in the matinee and at DH in the nightcap. He accounted for three of the team's five runs in the opener with a run-scoring single and a two-run homer. Calhoun had gone 0-for-10 over his previous four games heading into Thursday, but he looks to be in line for increased playing time with Aaron Judge (toe) on the injured list.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Thu 6/8/23 2:37 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is batting leadoff in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
EDGE Analysis
Gleyber Torres has been the Yankees' leadoff hitter of late, but he'll move down a slot to the two hole while Calhoun is elevated to leadoff. Calhoun is in right field for this one, marking the second time in three games he's played right since Aaron Judge (toe) went down.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Sat 5/27/23 10:16 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun will take a seat after he went 3-for-7 with a double, an RBI, a walk and a strikeout while starting the last two contests. Aaron Judge will take over at designated hitter while Oswaldo Cabrera enters the lineup in right field and bats seventh versus San Diego.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 5/24/23 3:08 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
With starts in three of the Yankees' previous four games, Calhoun appeared to have re-emerged as the team's preferred option at designated hitter, but he'll be back on the bench Wednesday even with Baltimore bringing a right-hander (Tyler Wells) to the hill. Calhoun is likely to lose out on his semi-regular role as soon as Josh Donaldson (hamstring) returns from the 10-day injured list, perhaps in less than a week.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Tue 5/16/23 12:57 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Monday's 7-4 win against Toronto.
EDGE Analysis
Aaron Judge swatted a solo homer in the first inning, and Calhoun tacked on a two-run shot three batters later to give New York a 3-0 lead. The long ball was Calhoun's first since he homered in back-to-back games against Cleveland on May 2 and May 3, and it snapped a 2-for-14 stretch at the plate over his previous six contests. Calhoun is beginning to see more playing time again, starting three of the Yankees' past four games following a four-contest stretch during which he logged just one at-bat.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Wed 5/10/23 9:44 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Calhoun finds himself on the bench for a fourth straight game, with two of his absences coming against southpaws and two coming against right-handers. While he appeared to have a grasp on the Yankees' regular designated hitter role versus right-handers, Calhoun looks like he may be the odd man out of the lineup following Aaron Judge's return from the injured list Tuesday.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Mon 5/8/23 3:39 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
With southpaw JP Sears on the bump for Oakland, the lefty-hitting Calhoun will take a seat for the second day in a row. DJ LeMahieu will serve as the Yankees' designated hitter in the series opener.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Sun 5/7/23 11:56 AM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Calhoun appears to have settled in as the Yankees' primary designated hitter, but he's still expected to frequently head to the bench when the team opposes left-handed starting pitchers. Though the Rays are deploying a right-hander (Javy Guerra) as their opening pitcher Sunday, left-hander Josh Fleming is slated to cover the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen. Calhoun will cede DH duties to Anthony Rizzo in the series finale.
Willie Calhoun DH FA Thu 5/4/23 3:33 PM
Willie Calhoun
DH FA
Calhoun went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 4-3 extra-inning victory against Cleveland on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Calhoun put New York on the board with his solo shot in the fifth inning, and he came through with a clutch single to plate the tying run in the bottom of the ninth. It was the second straight game with a long ball for the veteran, who did not go deep in any of his first 13 games this season. Calhoun has taken advantage of the assortment of injuries to position players that the Yankees are currently dealing with, as he's started five of the team's past six games.