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Yankees' Billy Butler: Makes immediate impact in Yankee debut
Billy Butler went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in his Yankee debut Thursday versus Boston.Added to the New York Yankees' roster earlier Thursday, Butler arrived at the park about 90 minutes before game time and made an immediate impact with a first-inning sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single in the third before coming around himself. Butler was released on Sunday by the Athletics, and the Yankees plan to use him as their designated hitter against left-handed pitching for the remainder of the regular season.
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Yankees' Billy Butler: Making Yankees debut Thursday
Billy Butler is in the lineup Thursday against Boston, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.Butler is set to make his New York Yankees debut Thursday night. He'll hit fifth and serve as New York's DH against Eduardo Rodriguez and the Red Sox.
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Yankees' Billy Butler: Signs with Yankees
Billy Butler has a deal in place with the New York Yankees, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.Butler will reportedly join the Yankees on a major league deal. Brian McCann has served as the team's designated hitter of late but the Yankees will likely turn to a platoon matchup, giving Butler the starts against lefties.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Gets released Sunday
Billy Butler was released by the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.Though Butler was holding down a respectable .331 on-base percentage for the season, he had only slugged four homers and 16 doubles in 242 plate appearances. That lack of pop and Butler's inability to play the field made him expendable, despite the fact he was under contract through 2017. It's unclear if he'll be able to latch on with another team before the season ends, but he should find a home somewhere before the start of spring training.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Activated Monday
Billy Butler (concussion) was activated from the disabled list MondayButler hasn't played since Aug. 17 after landing on the concussion disabled list last week, but it appears the symptoms are now totally behind him as he's set to rejoin the roster. The 30-year-old will look to pick up where he left off, as he'd been enjoying a strong month to the tune of a .333 average in 11 games. Arismendy Alcantara was optioned back to Triple-A in a corresponding move to clear space on the 25-man roster.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: On track to come off disabled list Monday
Billy Butler (concussion) participated in workouts Friday night, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.As of now, Butler is on track to come off the DL on Monday, the earliest possible date. Butler has dramatically increased his production since the All-Star break, as he's hit .367/.415/.517 since, bringing his line up to .286/.338/.419 for the year.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Will travel with team
Billy Butler (concussion) reported feeling better and will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip, Joe Stiglich of CSN California reports.Oakland is wrapping up a home set with the Indians on Wednesday, but they hit the road after that for six days starting on Friday, so the news would seem to indicate Butler could return at some point in that span. He was placed on the 7-day DL on Monday, so he wouldn't be eligible to be activated until the end of the road trip, but he may not need to miss any more time than the minimum seven days.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Placed on DL
Billy Butler (concussion) was placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list.As expected, Butler has officially been placed on the disabled list with a concussion. Specific information regarding his return should be available further into the rehab process. In a corresponding move, Arismendy Alcantara was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Headed to DL
Billy Butler is expected to be placed on the 7-day concussion disabled list, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.Butler will follow the league's concussion protocol after being injured in a fight with teammate Danny Valencia. Fortunately, Oakland's medical staff has said that Butler has shown steady improvement and that he should recover after 5-7 days.
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Athletics' Billy Butler: Out of Monday's lineup
Billy Butler (illness) is out of Monday's lineup against the Indians, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Monday will mark the fourth consecutive game that Butler has been out of the lineup. Arismendy Alcantara was listed on the lineup card, while Butler was not, so there's concern that Butler may be headed for the disabled list. It was recently revealed that an altercation between Butler and teammate Danny Valencia resulted in Butler being hurt, however the specific injuries have yet to be reported.
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