The Boston Red Sox selected Nick Yorke 17th overall in the 2020 MLB Draft. He reached as high as third on their list of organizational top prospects while also being ranked as the 31st-best prospect in the sport by Baseball America ahead of the 2022 season.
Major League Baseball can be a cruel business. One former top Boston Red Sox prospect learned that the hard way last summer. With their first-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the Red Sox surprised some by taking California high school infielder Nick Yorke.
BRADENTON, Fla. — It was far from a blockbuster move in the moment, but the trade between the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates at last summer's deadline still uprooted two former top 100 prospects.
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Former top prospect Nick Yorke is reportedly working to learn a new position this spring, and he's hoping it leads him to a starting role with his new team.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 40-man roster . One of the many moves the Pittsburgh Pirates made at last year’s trade deadline was swapping former first-round draft picks with the Boston Red Sox.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down PBN’s Top 30 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. Needing bats at the July deadline, the Pirates swung a trade with the Red Sox for infielder and former first round draft pick Nick Yorke.
That’s a wrap. The Boston Red Sox wrapped up their playoff-less 2024 season with a 3-1 win over the Rays to finish at 81-81, which is quite fitting. They
When most players get drafted and sign with an organization, they generally assume that they will spend their entire professional careers with that team.
A pair of solo home runs was all Paul Skenes needed for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 2-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark on Sunday afternoon. Skenes (11-3) needed just 73 pitches to get through his five innings pitched against the Reds (76-81).
Bailey Falter delivered a strong start for the Pittsburgh Pirates but the offense was quiet for the second-straight night in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis
The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up one of their top prospects. The Pirates have selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Nick Yorke from Triple-A Indianapolis.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up infield prospect Nick Yorke from Triple-A Indianapolis for Monday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette beat reporter Noah Hiles was the first to break this story.
The 2024 Major League Baseball trade deadline will long be seen as a pivot point in this Boston Red Sox season, for better or worse. In the thick of a playoff hunt, the Red Sox knew they had to "pick a lane." They chose to buy, but perhaps not as aggressively as some would have liked.
He was drafted by the Red Sox in 2020, going 17th overall, but came to the Bucs via a rare one-for-one swap of young and controllable players.
Pirates’ affiliates won both of the games they played on Wednesday night, with top prospects Thomas Harrington and Nick Yorke each turning in excellent performances.
This is one in a weekly update on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top 10 prospects. Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Termarr Johnson now has 11 games under his belt since he was promoted to Double-A Altoona.
This is one in a weekly update on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top 10 prospects. Termarr Johnson is one step closer to the big leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted their 2022 first-round draft pick to Double-A Altoona after playing in 110 games in his first season with High-A Greensboro.
The Red Sox once again dipped into their middle infield depth in order to complete a trade with the Pirates on Monday afternoon. In exchange for right-hander Quinn Priester, Boston traded infield prospect Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh.
Assuming the Red Sox use him on the major league roster, he projects as a potential back-end starter or long relief option out of the bullpen.
The Red Sox and Pirates announced a one-for-one dealing sending right-hander Quinn Priester to Boston and second base prospect Nick Yorke to Pittsburgh.
As the MLB trade deadline looms closer, teams must make difficult decisions. Do they want to buy or sell, send off top prospects or take them in, or even stand pat with their current squads? For the Red Sox, that decision is creeping up.
The Red Sox have promoted second baseman/left fielder Nick Yorke from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester, per the club’s MiLB.com transactions log.
Red Sox corner infield prospect Blaze Jordan is “expected to miss multiple weeks” after fracturing his left ring finger over the weekend, the club’s director of player development Brian Abraham told The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
The Red Sox optioned two players and reassigned eight non-roster invitees to minor-league camp on Monday. Chief among them was infield prospect Nick Yorke.
Injuries and roster uncertainty may have opened the door a crack for Ceddanne Rafaela, but the 23-year-old is doing his best to kick that door wide open…
The Boston Red Sox could be clearing a path for one of their top prospects to make his big-league debut in the not-so-distant future. This is the time of year to have players attempt to learn new positions in order to increase their versatility and chances of eventually earning a roster spot.
It’s been an extremely boring offseason for most Major League teams.
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