The Yankees signed veteran right-hander Sidney Ponson to a Minor League contract on Wednesday, moving to add to their organizational starting depth.
Ponson, 31, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on June 6 and was 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA in nine starts for Texas, but a series of off-the-field incidents prompted the Rangers to drop him from the team.
Ponson was reportedly put on notice after creating a serious disturbance at the hotel bar in St. Petersburg, Fla., during the team's recent road trip and told that further problems would not be tolerated.
He also reacted furiously after being taken out of a June 4 game against the Indians and with being pushed back from the start that was to follow that outing, prompting Rangers general manager Jon Daniels to say, "We don't feel Sidney deserves to be here or wants to be here."
Ponson, 31, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on June 6 and was 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA in nine starts for Texas, but a series of off-the-field incidents prompted the Rangers to drop him from the team.
Ponson was reportedly put on notice after creating a serious disturbance at the hotel bar in St. Petersburg, Fla., during the team's recent road trip and told that further problems would not be tolerated.
He also reacted furiously after being taken out of a June 4 game against the Indians and with being pushed back from the start that was to follow that outing, prompting Rangers general manager Jon Daniels to say, "We don't feel Sidney deserves to be here or wants to be here."
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