It’s the first official recall for De Los Santos this season, though he did pitch two scoreless innings as the 27th man in a doubleheader last month. The former Pirate had a 1.74 ERA in 10 1/3 innings as a reliever in Triple-A.

De Los Santos provides the Yankees with some extra bullpen depth for Sunday’s twin bill against the division-rival Blue Jays. He’ll head back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at the conclusion of the nightcap affair.

De Los Santos winds up being the final cut from Yankees camp prior to Thursday’s season opener against the Brewers. The 27-year-old righty figures to be back with the big-league club when they need to bring up a fresh bullpen arm.

The move protects De Los Santos from being plucked in the Rule 5 draft. De Los Santos spent the entire 2024 season at the Triple-A level where he compiled a 4.12 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and a 55/19 K/BB ratio over 59 innings of work in 51 appearances out of the bullpen. He’ll continue to function as extra bullpen depth for the Yankees heading into the 2025 campaign.