Yankees deal Luke Voit to Padres

The writing has been on the wall for some time, but the Yankees have now found a deal to send Luke Voit to the Padres for a right handed pitcher

Jeffrey MayJeff_DiarioASUpdate: Mar 18th, 2022 14:52 EDT

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The San Diego Padres have brought in some offensive power with the acquisition of first baseman Luke Voit from the New York Yankees in exchange for right-handed pitcher Justin Lange.

Voit led the Majors with 22 home runs in the shortened 2020 season and finished ninth in the American League Most Valuable Player vote. Struggling with injuries in 2021, the Yankees brought back Anthony Rizzo, putting Voit on the auction block.

The Padres have acquired Luke Voit from the New York Yankees.Details: https://t.co/L57XmACJLI pic.twitter.com/ezwppOP3QL

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) March 18, 2022

Justin Lange was a first-round selection for the Padres in 2020. The 20 year old out of Llano High School in Texas went 0-3 in nine starts with a 6.95 ERA (22.0IP, 18H, 17ER, 15BB, 29K, 1HR) in the Padres farm system.