February 3, 2020 New York Yankees signed free agent C Erik Kratz to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He served as the team's primary catcher while Ruiz served a 25-day drug suspension,On March 30, Kratz was recalled from Triple-A after On June 11, 2015, after four at bats with the Royals, Kratz was On June 21, 2015, Kratz was claimed off waivers by the On July 17, 2015, Kratz signed a minor league deal with the Phillies.On December 11, 2015, Kratz signed a minor league contract with the On March 28, 2016, Kratz was traded to the Houston Astros for pitcher On May 27, 2016, Kratz agreed to a minor league contract with the On June 11, 2016, Kratz was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who added him to their On July 28, 2016, Kratz signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.On December 1, 2016, Kratz signed a minor league contract with the On June 8, 2019, Kratz signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. Kratz could be designated for assignment by the Yankees when No. C Erik Kratz assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg) Team: New York Yankees (majors) Born: June 15, 1980 in Telford, PA us. Full name is Erik Floyd Kratz… he and his wife, Sarah, have three children, Brayden, Ethan and Avery Grace… played for the Major League All-Star team in its 2014 Tour of Japan… is a 1998 graduate of Christopher Dock High School (Pa.)… earned a degree in business administration from Eastern Mennonite University (Va.), where he hit .415 with 33HR and 159RBI during his four-year collegiate career. Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, VA). He made his big league debut in 2010.Kratz was dealt back to the Toronto organization prior to the 2014 season, and divided his playing time between MLB and the Blue Jays’ Triple-A Kratz was selected by the Blue Jays in the 29th round, the 866th overall pick, of the After the draft, Kratz worked his way up through the minor leagues over the course of three years with the In 2009, Kratz signed with the Pirates, who were in need of a primary Kratz began the 2010 season with Indianapolis and finished his minor league season batting .274/.380/.496, with 9 home runs, and 41 RBI.Kratz made his MLB debut on July 17, 2010, against the Kratz opened the 2012 season with Lehigh Valley, but had several stints on the Phillies' active roster. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. After playing for seven years with minor league affiliates of the Blue Jays, from 2002 through 2008, Kratz signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. Kratz was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 29th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. 2 backstop Kyle Higashioka returns from the injured list, Brendan Kuty of NJ … Erik Floyd Kratz (born June 15, 1980) is an American professional baseball catcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Latest on New York Yankees catcher Erik Kratz including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Many thanks to him. He hit his first MLB career home run on May 22, a solo shot against Kratz made his first MLB Opening Day roster with the Phillies in 2013. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Rays. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Erik Kratz.