"Shewmake's outright comes nearly a year to the date after the Yankees claimed him off waivers from the White Sox. He spent the 2025 season in Scranton, where he hit .244/.318/.362 with four homers and 15 stolen bases in 315 plate appearances. The former first-round pick (Braves, 2019) has played in parts of four Triple-A seasons, hitting .241/.304/.386 in 1181 plate appearances."
"Originally a third-round pick by the Mets in 2021, Hamel made his major league debut this past September. He faced six batters and tossed one scoreless inning. Hamel has been hit hard in a pair of seasons at the Triple-A level, with a 6.27 ERA in 192 1/3 frames. He's fanned 22.6% of his opponents in Triple-A but has also been plagued by an 11.2% walk rate, although those rate stats improved in 2025 (25.2%, 7.4%) relative to their 2024 levels (21.3%, 13.2%)."
Both players went unclaimed on waivers and were assigned outright to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre while remaining in big-league camp as non-roster invitees. Shewmake spent 2025 in Scranton, hitting .244/.318/.362 with four homers and 15 stolen bases in 315 plate appearances and owns a .241/.304/.386 line in 1,181 Triple-A plate appearances. He is a glove-first infielder with extensive experience at shortstop, plus time at second and third, offering defensive bench depth. Hamel made his major-league debut in September, has a 6.27 ERA in 192 1/3 Triple-A innings, a 22.6% strikeout rate and an 11.2% walk rate, with 2025 improvement to a 25.2% K rate and 7.4% walk rate. He sits 92-93 mph with a four-seamer, an upper-80s cutter and a low-80s slider and posted a 13.2% swinging-strike rate in Triple-A.
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