10:23am: Minor league righty Gage Ziehl is headed back to the White Sox, Curry adds.
10:13am: The Yankees and White Sox are in agreement on a trade sending outfielder Austin Slater from Chicago to New York, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network.
Slater, 32, is a reserve outfielder who’s played all three spots and posted good numbers against left-handed pitching — both in 2025 and throughout his nine-year career in the majors. He’s hitting .236/.299/.423 in 135 plate appearances this year, including .261/.338/.552 versus left-handers. In 1006 career plate appearances versus lefties, the righty-swinging Slater is a .270/.362/.436 hitter.
More to come.