{
  "id": 1996650,
  "title": "Yankees reportedly trade veteran catcher to Pirates 2+ weeks after deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/yankees-reportedly-trade-veteran-catcher-to-pirates-2-weeks-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-reportedly-trade-veteran-catcher-185816362.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Yankees have traded veteran catcher Christian Bethancourt to the Pittsburgh Pirates two-plus weeks after the 2026 MLB trade deadline, according to a report by Francys Romero of beisbolfr.com. In exchange for the 34-year-old veteran, the Yankees received cash considerations. Bethancourt, who has been in Major League Baseball since 2013, played in eight games at the Triple-A level for the Yankees this season after being released by the Chicago Cubs in mid-July. His performance in those games showed a .333 batting average with a 1.115 OPS. With just a .608 OPS for the Cubs and Miami Marlins in his last big-league appearance in 2024, Bethancourt likely would not have had a significant impact on the Yankees' plans for this season. The trade allows the Pirates to gain more catching depth, as they desperately need it.",
  "summary": "This is an interesting minor league roster move for the Yankees after the deadline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}