NEW YORK — Right-hander Ryota Igarashi has been claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees and assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the team said Tuesday.The veteran reliever was designated for assignment Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays just two days after being called up from Triple-A Las Vegas.Although he had posted an impressive ERA of 1.29 with 28 strikeouts over 21 innings pitched in Las Vegas, Igarashi struggled in his two major league appearances for the Blue Jays. He gave up four earned runs on five hits in just one complete inning of work, and was charged with a blown save in Toronto's 8-7 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday.Igarashi pitched for the New York Mets in 2010-2011, going 5-2 with a 5.74 ERA over 69 innings in 79 major league appearances.The Yankees will transfer injured right-handed pitcher Brad Meyers from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for Igarashi, who turned 33 on Monday.
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