GREG ALLEN NEWS

Called up by Yankees Allen had his contract selected by the Yankees on Friday.

Impact Allen lost his spot on the 40-man roster in the spring after being acquired by the Yankees earlier in the offseason, but he'll join the big-league roster after six players tested positive for COVID-19. The 28-year-old has appeared in 36 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season and has a .272/.409/.369 slash line in 128 plate appearances.

JULY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks, Rockies deal with COVID surges after All-Star break

For the first time in months, COVID-19 is creating chaos around Major League Baseball

JULY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns from oblique issue Allen (oblique) was activated from the 7-day injured list by Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

Impact The 28-year-old picked up the oblique injury in mid-May and will rejoin the RailRiders after sitting out the past couple weeks. Allen is 7-for-28 with a double, three stolen bases and eight runs through nine games at Triple-A.

JUNE 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out with oblique injury Allen was placed on the 7-day injured list with an oblique injury Wednesday, Conor Foley of The Scranton Times-Tribune reports.

Impact The 28-year-old is 7-for-28 with a double, three stolen bases and eight runs through nine games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but he'll now be unavailable due to the oblique issue. Allen will spend at least a week on the injured list, and it's unclear when he's expected to rejoin the active roster.

MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees finalize deals for Brett Gardner, Justin Wilson

Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees have finalized a $5.15 million, one-year contract for the outfielder to return for a 14th season

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Designated for assignment Allen was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Tuesday.

Impact Allen will be the roster casualty as the Yankees add new signee Justin Wilson to the roster. Allen was never likely to be anything more than a bench option, as he's hit .239/.298/.343 in 221 career MLB games and hasn't graded out well in center field despite good speed. Whether or not that's an attractive enough package to convince another team to claim him off waivers remains to be seen.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees get OF Greg Allen from Padres for lefty James Reeves

Switch-hitting outfielder Greg Allen has been acquired by the New York Yankees from the San Diego Padres for left-hander James Reeves

JANUARY 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swipes bag in Padres debut Allen went 0-for-1 with a pair of walks, a hit-by-pitch, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the Angels.

Impact Allen started the game in right field and batted ninth in his first game with San Diego. He wasted little time showing off his 92nd-percentile sprint speed, swiping second base after being hit by a pitch in the seventh inning. Allen should eventually settle into a reserve role, but he could get regular starts for as long as Wil Myers (undisclosed) remains on the injured list.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Castro gets big hit after trade, Padres rout Angels 11-4

The San Diego Padres rallied for eight runs in the eighth inning of an 11-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres get Clevinger from Indians in 5th trade in 3 days

The San Diego Padres have acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer trade with the Cleveland Indians, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball’s trade dead...

AUGUST 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Included in Clevinger deal Allen was traded from Cleveland to San Diego on Monday, along with Mike Clevinger and a player to be named later, with six players heading the opposite way, Ken Rosenthal of The At...

Impact Clevinger is clearly the headliner here, with Cleveland adding Allen from its deep stable of outfielders as seemingly little more than a throw-in. The San Diego native has good speed, stealing 31 bases in 220 career games, but that hasn't actually translated to positive marks defensively in center field. Even if he were a better defender in center, his .239/.295/.344 career slash line would keep him firmly in a bench role. He's unlikely to be in the lineup on a regular basis for his new team.

AUGUST 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Clevinger welcomed back, Indians rally late to top Twins

Mike Clevinger pitched effectively in his first game since breaking team rules and COVID-19 protocols and Tyler Naquin doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Cleve...

AUGUST 27, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins get homers from Sanó, Cruz, top Indians 3-2 in opener

Miguel Sanó hit a two-run homer and Nelson Cruz connected for a solo shot to lead the injury-riddled Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a thre...

AUGUST 25, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts first homer in loss Allen went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and two strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Tigers.

Impact Allen hasn't generated much production at the plate this season, but he took advantage of Joe Jimenez's recent struggles with his first home run of the season in the ninth inning Sunday. After going hitless in nine at-bats to begin the season, Allen has now logged hits in back-to-back contests with one stolen base.

AUGUST 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Skubal, Norris look sharp as Tigers beat Indians 7-4

Tarik Skubal and Daniel Norris combined to pitch six innings of one-run ball, Miguel Cabrera drove in two and the Detroit Tigers hit three homers to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4

AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santana homer in 10th, 5 RBIs lift Indians over Pirates 6-3

Carlos Santana hit a towering, three-run homer in the 10th inning and drove in a career high-tying five runs to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pira...

AUGUST 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santana homer in 10th, 5 RBIs lift Indians over Pirates 6-3

Carlos Santana hit a towering, three-run homer in the top of the 10th inning and drove in five runs to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates

AUGUST 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sent to alternate site Allen was optioned to Cleveland's alternate training site Thursday.

Impact He has played sparingly thus far but is hitless with four strikeouts in eight at-bats. Allen will continue to play out his depth role for Cleveland, but he may be running out of opportunities to carve out a long-term role with this club.

AUGUST 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Bieber strikes out 13, ties record as Indians top Twins 2-0

Cleveland’s Shane Bieber has tied the major league record for strikeouts in a pitcher’s first two starts of the season

JULY 31, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies' Bard gets 1st big league win in more than 7 seasons

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Holland fans side in new-rule 10th, Royals trim Indians 3-2

Greg Holland struck out the top of Cleveland’s order to strand the tying run at second base and Maikel Franco hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Kansas City Royals...

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians slug seven home runs en route to 19-5 rout of Yankees

Every starter for Cleveland had at least two of the team's 24 hits, its most since piling up 25 in April 2009 at Yankee Stadium

AUGUST 16, 2019