Earlier today, the Yankees claimed INF Braden Shewmake off waivers from the Kansas City Royals and RHP Owen White off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds.

Shewmake, 27, batted .125 (8-for-64) with 4R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI, 1BB and 5SB in 29 games with the Chicago White Sox in 2024. He appeared defensively for Chicago-AL at shortstop (11G/8GS), third base (8G/7GS) and second base (6GS). Shewmake also played in 10 games with Triple-A Charlotte, where he hit .152 (5-for-33) with 2R, 1 double and 2RBI in 10 games.

Shewmake made his Major League debut in 2023, playing in two games for the Atlanta Braves. Over parts of five minor league seasons in the Braves (2019, ¡¯21-23) and White Sox (2024) organizations, Shewmake has batted .248 (336-for-1,356) with 202R, 75 doubles, 10 triples, 38HR, 176RBI, 104BB and 53SB in 356 games.

The Wylie, Tex., native was originally selected in the first round (21^st overall) by Atlanta of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of Texas A&M University. Shewmake was acquired by Chicago-AL from Atlanta along with RHP Riley Gowens, INF Nicky Lopez, RHP Michael Soroka and LHP Jared Shuster in exchange for LHP Aaron Bummer on November 16, 2023. He was designated for assignment by the White Sox on January 1, 2025. Shewmake was claimed off waivers by the Royals on January 8, 2025 and was then designated for assignment by Kansas City on February 2, 2025.

White, 25, made three relief appearances with the Texas Rangers in 2024 (3.0IP, 9H, 8R/ER, 1BB, 1HR). He spent the majority of last season with Triple-A Round Rock, going 2-8 with one save and a 5.64 ERA (99.0IP, 107H, 68R/62ER, 48BB, 87K, 14HR) in 29 games (15 starts). He was also ranked by Baseball America as the No. 5 prospect in the Rangers organization prior to the 2024 season.

White has made five career Major League appearances with the Texas Rangers (2023-24), going 0-1 with a 16.71 ERA (7.0IP, 14H, 13R/ER, 3BB, 4K, 3HR). Over parts of four minor league seasons in the Rangers organization (2021-24), the right-handed pitcher has gone 19-16 with one save and a 4.37 ERA (323.1IP, 295H, 169R/157ER, 138BB, 327K, 39HR) in 78 games (61 starts).

The Mount Ulla, N.C., native was originally selected by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Carson High School (N.C.). White was designated for assignment by Texas on December 20, 2024. He was then acquired by the Cincinnati Reds from Texas in exchange for cash considerations on January 6, 2025. Additionally, he was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on January 29, 2025.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees designated RHP Allan Winans for assignment.