The MLB Immaculate Grid featured the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants on September 26. Participants are required to identify an MLB player who suited up for both franchises.
Mike Tauchman is a recent player who fulfills the criteria. He made a bit of a name for himself with the Yankees, becoming a key player for them amidst a lot of injuries in 2019 and 2020. He eventually joined the Giants for a spell in 2021.
MLB Immaculate Grid Answers September 26: Other Yankees players who have played for the Giants
Thairo Estrada is having an excellent year for the Giants, but he was once a Yankees prospect. He played for them in 2019-20 before moving to the Bay.
Relief pitcher Wandy Peralta spent the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons in the Bay with the Giants. He then moved to the New York Yankees after a trade and has stayed there since.
Here are some other good names to use:
- Carlos Beltran (a Yankee from 2014-2016, a Giant in 2011)
- Melky Cabrera (2005-2009 in NY, 2012 in SF)
- Rich Gossage (1978-1989 in NY, 1989 with SF)
- Randy Johnson (in New York in 2005, 2006 and in San Francisco in 2009)
- Don Larsen (Yankee from 1955-1959, Giant from 1962-1964)
- Andrew McCutchen (both teams in 2018)
Willie Calhoun is another rare answer. He played for New York Yankees this season before being DFA'd. Last year, he was on the Giants, so he's a good answer for this prompt. In fact, only 0.2% of players remembered that he qualifies.
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