Josh Breaux #72

Played two seasons (2017-18) at McLennan Community College (Tex.), where he hit .403 (155-for-385) with 121R, 32 doubles, five triples, 37HR and 151RBI in 115 games…played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League and earned the 2017 Silva Sportsmanship Award…was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 88 prospect in the 2018 Draft…had committed to play his junior season at the University of Arkansas…is a 2016 graduate of Tomball (Tex.) H.S.…was selected by Houston in the 36th round of the 2017 Draft but did not sign.

2023

Attended spring training with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee…combined to hit .243/.302/.466 (46-for-189) with 26R, 6 doubles, 12HR, 22RBI, 14BB and 1SB in 50 games with High-A Hudson Valley, Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset…spent the majority of the season with Somerset, hitting .280/.309/.548 (26-for-93) with 13R, 4 doubles, 7HR, 14RBI and 4BB in 25 games.

2022

Combined with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to hit .219/.283/.422 (81-for-370) with 44 R, 14 doubles, two triples, 19 HR, 50 RBI, 31 BB/IBB and two SB in 94 games…his 19 HR were tied for the fifth-most among Yankee Minor Leaguers…began the season with Somerset, batting .204 (43-for-211) with 24 R, 10 doubles, 13 HR, 29 RBI, 19 BB and one SB in 53 games…was promoted to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 7/2 and hit .239/.297/.403 (38-for-159) with 20 R, four doubles, two triples, six HR, 21 RBI, 12 BB and one SB in 41 games for the Rail Riders.

2021

Combined with High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset to hit .249/.298/.503 (87-for-350) with 48R, 20 doubles, 23HR, 63RBI and 26BB in 90 games…his 23HR were fourth-most in the Yankees organization…led Hudson Valley with 17HR…hit safely in 19-of-20 games from 6/19-7/16, batting .390 (30-for-77) with 17R, 6 doubles, 9HR, 19RBI and 9BB over that span…went 3-for-3 with a minor league career-high 3HR and 5RBI on 7/10-G2 vs. Brooklyn with Hudson Valley…was named the High-A East “Player of the Week” for 7/5-11 after batting .526 (10-for-19) with 5HR and 8RBI in five games.

2020

Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star and hit .271 (54- for-199) with 28R, 10 doubles, 13HR and 49RBI in 51 games with Single-A Charleston.

2018

Made his professional debut, combining to play in 30 games with the GCL Yankees East and short-season Single-A Staten Island.