Carlos Lagrange finally got back on a mound Wednesday, and the Yankees’ hard-throwing righty made the kind of return that reminds you why he’s one of the organization’s most watched arms.
The 23-year-old, who had been sidelined since late June with a right shoulder capsular sprain, worked a scoreless inning for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his first game action in more than two months. Lagrange, New York’s No. 4 prospect on MLB Pipeline, allowed one hit, struck out two and threw 12 of his 19 pitches for strikes in relief.
The radar gun was just as eye-catching as ever. According to YES Network senior writer Conor Foley, Lagrange averaged 100.3 mph with his fastball, and MLB Pipeline reported he touched 102.1 mph.
The outing mattered even beyond the line score. Getting back into game action this season gives Lagrange at least a sliver of a chance to factor into the Yankees’ bullpen before the year is over, though that still doesn’t appear especially likely. It also opens the door, however slightly, for an MLB debut in 2026 now that he’s back throwing.
Lagrange’s Triple-A season has been a mixed one overall, but the strikeout total jumps off the page: a 4.48 ERA in 19 games with 85 strikeouts across 64 1/3 innings. He posted a 4.41 ERA in 11 starts and a 4.70 ERA in eight relief appearances.
That relief ERA was skewed by his final outing before the injured list, when he gave up five runs and got only two outs. In his other seven bullpen appearances, he allowed just three earned runs.
Even with the return, a debut in the Bronx this year still looks like a long shot. Lagrange is coming back at the very end of the minor league regular season, which leaves little time for the Yankees to build him up enough to matter at the big-league level.
For now, the likeliest path is a couple more appearances with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the focus shifts toward 2027. But if he stays healthy, the towering flamethrower should be in position to bring that triple-digit heat to New York at some point next season.
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