Arriving from Chicago, Slater was placed on the Yankees' active roster about an hour before Wednesday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, with lefty-hitting catcher-first baseman J.C. Escarra optioned to Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

They made a deal with the Chicago White Sox, who have proven thanks to the Andrew Vaughn deal that getting a player out of the South Side could mean good things. So we'll see if that's the case for Slater and the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday.