San Francisco Giants acquire OF Mike Tauchman in trade with New York Yankees

The San Francisco Giants acquired outfielder Mike Tauchman from the New York Yankees on Tuesday for left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta and a player to be named later.

The 30-year-old Tauchman, a veteran of five major league seasons, had a breakout season for the Yankees in 2019 when he set career bests with a .277 average, 13 home runs and 47 RBIs but hasn’t been able to replicate those stats since, slashing .242/.342/.305 during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and .214/.267/.286 in 16 plate appearances this season. He hasn’t hit a home run since the 2019 season.

The Giants were in search for an outfielder with Mike Yastrzemski, who like Tauchman also bats left-handed, dealing with an oblique injury. Yastrzemski underwent an MRI on Monday, which revealed “a very mild oblique strain,” according to manager Gabe Kapler. Yastrzemski exited Sunday’s game with the injury and sat out Monday’s 12-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Peralta, 29, is 2-1 with 2 saves and a 5.40 ERA in 8⅓ innings over 10 appearances this season. The six-year veteran has a 4.72 ERA over 220 appearances in his career.