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Highly Regarded New York Yankees Prospect to Make MLB Debut After Triple-A Dominance

The New York Yankees will take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, and one of their top prospects will get a chance to make his MLB debut at second base.
Jeremy Trottier|
Mar 15, 2025; Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; New York Yankees second base Jorbit Vivas (90) singles during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park.
Mar 15, 2025; Port Charlotte, Florida, USA; New York Yankees second base Jorbit Vivas (90) singles during the second inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park. | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have been extremely impressive to start the 2025 season, going 18-13 and building a two-game lead in the American League East. They will look to continue this dominance against the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series at home, but they will have to do so without their star second baseman, Jazz Chisholm Jr., who went on the Injured List with an oblique injury.

This forced the Yankees to make some adjustments to the lineup, and most notably, they have decided to call up their No. 19 prospect on MLB Pipeline, Jorbit Vivas. While they have previously called him up twice, he had not yet made his MLB debut, and that will change this time around, as the highly touted player will start at second base for Friday's matchup.

Vivas has been outstanding in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre so far to start the 2025 season, slashing .319/.426/.436 with 17 runs, 15 RBI, two home runs, six stolen bases, and only eight strikeouts to a whopping 15 walks drawn. His offensive production has rapidly improved, but his defense has been somewhat hit or miss.

The positive with this is that despite three errors in 123.1 innings at third base this year, he has none at second base in 87.0 innings. Additionally, he has picked up 17 putouts, 23 assists, and three double plays at second, which is good for a perfect 1.000 fielding rate.

The concern for defense likely will not amount to much given his success at second base, and with his offensive production backing him, it will be fun to see if he can earn a place in this lineup over the course of the next few series.

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Jeremy Trottier
JEREMY TROTTIER

Jeremy Trottier started his writing journey with WBLZ Media, and has worked through multiple publications with 247Sports, USA Today, Fansided, SBNation and others. He is an avid fan of motorsports and most sports in general, and has completed a degree in sports management to further understand the sports industry. During his time with sports media, he has been credentialed for coverage of Boston College sports, and can often be found attending their football and basketball games as well as expected coverage of their men’s soccer team in the near future. Sports are a large part of his life and career, as he looks to pursue a full time role within the industry someday.