The Yankees have claimed Travis Ishikawa off of waivers from the Orioles, an industry source tells Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun (via Twitter). The O's designated the first baseman for assignment towards the end of June.
Ishikawa signed a minor league deal with Baltimore and, as MLBTR first reported, had an opt out clause in his contract. The Orioles promoted him rather than let him go elsewhere, but he was DFA'd after just six games in uniform for the major league team. In 208 plate appearances for Triple-A Norfolk, the 29-year-old slashed .316/.413/.525 with seven homers.
