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Steve Pearce: The Strange Saga of the New York Yankees Utility Player

Pearce has played for three different teams this season; four, if you count the fact that he was a Yankee for two separate stretches.

He was a cast-off from the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, easily his worst season. But even in his better years, he never distinguished himself in black and gold.

Pearce was signed as a minor-league free agent at the beginning of the season by the Yankees, sold to the Baltimore Orioles in early June, claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros in late July, and re-sold to the New York Yankees in late August. That's a lot of transactions for one player in one season.

He had a strong showing with the Orioles and a weaker one with the Astros, but combining the two over a half season yields a performance close ...

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