Yankees get OF Benintendi from Royals for 3 minor leaguers July 27 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink NEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees acquired All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals for three minor league pitchers on Wednesday night in what could be the first in a flurry of moves ahead of next weeks trade deadline.The AL East leaders sent right-handers Chandler Champlain and Beck Way to the Royals along Jose Berrios Jersey with left-hander T.J. Sikkema.A 28-year-old left-handed hitter, Benintendi was among 10 Royals who mi sed a four-game series at Toronto from July 14-17 because he was not vaccinated. Benintendi lost $186,813 of the $8.5 million salary he won in an arbitration case against the Royals.New York believes he is amenable to getting vaccinated. No Yankees mi sed earlier trips to Toronto this season, and the Yankees have a three-game series there from Sept. 26-28.Benintendi is hitting .320 with three homers, 39 RBIs and a .788 OPS. He won a Gold Glove in left field last year, and he hasn't made an error this season, earning his first All-Star selection.Benintendi, who is eligible for free agency after this season, gives the Yankees another outfield option alongside Aaron Judge and Aaron Jason Castro Jersey Hicks.Giancarlo Stanton, who has played 38 games in the outfield. is expected to mi s at least two-to-three weeks after going on the injured list this week with left Achilles tendinitis. Joey Gallo is hitting .161 with 103 strikeouts in 230 at-bats, becoming a frequent target of fan boos.New York has increasingly used 36-year-old Matt Carpenter in the outfield, where he had not played since 2014.Yankees manager Aaron Boone disputed the notion that the Yankees have too many power hitters in their lineup. Benintendi should improve a team that is batting .214 left-handed and .258 right-handed.Weve got savages Zach Duke Jersey in the lineup, and really good hitters. Benitendis a great hitter, gets on base at a really high clip, hits from the left side, so, yeah, gives you some balance," Boone said after Wedesday nights 3-2 lo s at the Mets and just before the trade was announced.So if we get him, thats another really good big league hitter to add to the mix thats going to lengthen out a lineup and potentially give you that balance you look for. So if we get him, Ill be excited to write his name in, he said.On Wednesday, Benintendi went 1 for 4 in Kansas City's 4-0 lo s to the Angels. On Thursday night, the Royals open a series at Yankee Stadium.Benintendi has a .261 average with seven homers and 20 RBIs in 30 games at Yankee Stadium. He finished second to Judge in 2017 AL Rookie of the Kirby Puckett Jersey Year voting and won a World Series title with Boston the following year.It will be definitely a big piece to what we got going on here ... Any time you bring him into this type of culture we got, its always a plus and kind of a boost of energy, Judge said. Adding a guy like that will definitely give us a little pump up, thats for sure. And I think hes going to fit right in."Champlain, 23, was a ninth-round draft pick last year and was 2-5 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 starts and one relief appearance at Cla s A Tampa.Sikkema, 24, was taken in competitive balance round A of the 2019 draft and was 1-1 with a 2.48 ERA in 10 starts and one relief appearance at Cla s A Hudson Valley.Way, 22, was a fourth-round pick two years ago and was 5-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 15 starts at Hudson Valley.____More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League New York Yankees Major League Baseball Kansas City Royals Aaron Hicks Giancarlo Stanton Joey Gallo Matt Carpenter Addison Reed Jersey Andrew Benintendi Aaron Judge share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 43 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling Anibal Sanchez Jersey has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 47 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS