26 invited to Yanks big league camp, including 4 top prospects

A slew of Yankees prospects were among the 26 players who were extended non-roster invitations to big league Spring Training on Wednesday and will be reporting to Tampa, Fla., when camp opens later this month.

Outfielder Spencer Jones (New York’s No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline), infielder George Lombard Jr. (No. 3), infielder Roderick Arias (No. 4) and right-hander Chase Hampton (No. 6) are among the Yanks’ group of NRIs. They’ll be joined by outfielder Jasson Domínguez (Yankees' No. 1, MLB Pipeline’s No. 21 overall prospect), who is already on the 40-man roster.

This won’t be the first big league camp experience for Jones, who was also invited last year. The 23-year-old, who was a first-round Draft pick in 2022, spent all of last season at Double-A Somerset, where he slashed .259/.336/.452 with 30 doubles, six triples, 17 homers and 78 RBIs in 122 games.

Lombard (19 years old) and Arias (20) will both be first-timers in MLB camp. Lombard has never played above High-A Aberdeen and Arias hasn’t advanced past Single-A Tampa, so this will be a valuable experience for both youngsters.

Hampton, the Yankees’ top pitching prospect, made only seven starts in the Minors last year due to multiple injuries. The 23-year-old got another small taste of Double-A (two starts for Somerset), and he’ll look to build upon that experience in his second trip to big league camp.

With 26 non-roster invitees coming to Tampa, New York currently has 65 players scheduled to report to big league Spring Training. Pitchers and catchers will have their first workout on Feb. 12, followed by the first full-squad workout on Feb. 17.

Here’s a breakdown of all of the Yankees’ NRIs for 2025:

12 Minor League signings new to organization
RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Carlos Carrasco, OF Brennen Davis, RHP Geoff Hartlieb, RHP Cristian Hernández, RHP Erick Leal, LHP Brandon Leibrandt, OF Ismael Munguia, INF/OF Pablo Reyes, RHP Wilking Rodríguez, INF/OF Dominic Smith and INF/OF Andrew Velazquez.

Among the notable names in this group are Carrasco and Smith. New York signed the 37-year-old Carrasco to serve as rotation depth on Wednesday. Smith, 29, inked a Minor League deal on Jan. 12.

Three players re-signed to organization
RHP Sean Boyle, C Omar Martínez and RHP Leonardo Pestana

Each of these three played in the Yanks’ organization sometime during the 2024 season.

Ten players already in organization
INF Roderick Arias, OF Duke Ellis, C Rafael Flores, RHP Chase Hampton, OF Spencer Jones, INF George Lombard Jr., RHP Eric Reyzelman, INF T.J. Rumfield, RHP Cam Schlittler and RHP Kevin Stevens.

This is the group headlined by the top prospects. In addition to the four headliners (Jones, Lombard, Arias and Hampton), the Yankees also extended an invitation to Schlittler, the club’s No. 26 prospect. The 24-year-old righty reached both Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the first time in 2024.

One trade acquisition
C Alex Jackson

The 29-year-old Jackson was acquired in a trade with the Reds on Dec. 20. The backstop has five years of MLB experience, and he played in a career-high 58 games with the Rays last year.