The Yankees announced Tuesday that theyve selected the contract of veteran righty from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and placed right-hander on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right elbow. was transferred to the 60-day injured list to create space for McAllister on the 40-man roster. Joel Sherman of the New York Post shortly before the teams official announcement that McAllister was slated to be called up to the big leagues. Its the 35-year-old McAllisters first big league stint since the 2018 season. Originally selected by Jake Marisnick Jersey the Yankees in the the third round of the 2006 draft, itll also be McAllisters debut appearance with the organization that started his big league career. The Yankees traded McAllister to Cleveland in a 2010 swap that brought outfielder back to the Bronx. He went onto become a solid arm both in the rotation and the bullpen, but McAllisters peak proved brief. From 2012-13, McAllister started 46 games and pitched 259 2/3 innings for the since-renamed Indians, logging a 3.99 ERA along the way. He struggled in 15 starts the following season but found new life after a move to the bullpen. From 2015-17, he was a key member of Terry Franconas relief corps, compiling 183 1/3 frames of 2.99 ERA ball. McAllister again got out to a rough start to begin the 2018 season and this time found himself cut loose by the only big league club hed ever known. He briefly signed with his longtime division-rival Tigers late in that 2018 season but pitched just 3 1/3 innings while allowing eight runs. He hasnt pitched in the Majors since. Since that brief stint in Detroit, McAllister has quickly reached journeyman status. Hes inked minor league deals with the Dodgers (twice), Rangers, Phillies, Cardinals and Diamondbacks but never climbed back to the Majors with any of them. That hasnt stopped him from continuing his efforts to grind his way back to the show, and hell finally get that opportunity after a half decade in the minors with the team that originally drafted him 17 years ago. Plenty has gone wrong for the Yankees this year, but McAllisters promotion was well-earned even when setting aside Loaisigas unfortunate injury. Since signing with the Yankees earlier this summer, hes pitched 16 2/3 innings with the RailRiders, recording a pristine 1.62 ERA with a 20-to-4 K/BB ratio (33.3% strikeout rate, 6.7% walk rate). Hell be a free agent again at seasons end and wont be pitching for a postseason contender, but that wont make the return to the Majors any le s sweet for him after a lengthy, half-decade ody sey around the minor league circuit. Andre Ethier Jersey