11:12pm: Preston Claiborne will also be called up according to Dan Barbarisi. So someone is going down no matter what, even if Nova is placed on the DL.
10:59pm: The Yankees are calling up right-hander Bryan Mitchell, according to Josh Norris. The move is being made to help bolster a bullpen that has been run into the ground the last two days, obviously. The only question is whether Matt Daley or Dellin Betances will be sent down as the corresponding move. I guess Ivan Nova (elbow) could go on the DL as well.
Mitchell, 23, was scratched from his scheduled start with Double-A Trenton on Saturday, so he’ll be good for 80+ pitches tomorrow, if not more. He has a 5.14 ERA (2.06 FIP) in three starts and 14 innings for the Thunder this season, and he struck out 12 in six innings last time out. Mitchell has never pitched in Triple-A and has only made four starts above Single-A, so I assume this is just a temporary measure. He will likely go back to the minors in the coming days.
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