Minor leagues
Florial made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1 where he batted .313 with seven home runs and 53 RBIs in 57 games. He played in 2016 with the Pulaski Yankees,Charleston RiverDogs and Tampa Yankees, [3] batting a combined .227 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs in 67 total games among the three teams.
Florial started the 2017 season with Charleston. [4] He was selected to appear in the All-Star Futures Game in July. [5] After batting .297 with 11 home runs,43 RBIs and 17 stolen bases for Charleston,he was promoted to Tampa in August,where he finished the season [6] slashing .303/.368/.461 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 19 games. [7] The Yankees promoted him to the Trenton Thunder for their postseason but did not appear in a game. [8]
Florial entered 2018 as one of the top prospects in the minor leagues. [9] Playing for Tampa,he broke the hamate bone in his right wrist in May and required surgery,costing him three months of the season. [10] In 2019,the Yankees invited Florial to spring training as a non-roster player. [11] He suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist during spring training. [12] He returned to Tampa in June, [13] where he played for the 2019 season. [14]
Major leagues
Florial was called up to the majors on August 28,2020. [15] He played in the first game of a doubleheader that same day against the New York Mets,where he got his first MLB hit. At the end of the day he was sent back to the minors. [16]
On July 20,2021,the Yankees promoted Florial to the major leagues to replace the injured Trey Amburgey. [17] He recorded his first major league RBI on a groundout to first base,and later hit his first major league home run;a solo shot off of pitcher Enyel De Los Santos of the Philadelphia Phillies. [18] In 11 games for the Yankees,Florial went 6–for–20 (.300) with one home run,two RBI,and one stolen base. [19] Florial made 17 appearances for New York in 2022,going 3–for–31 (.097) with one RBI and two stolen bases. [20]
Out of options in 2023,Florial made the Yankees Opening Day roster. [21] He appeared as a pinch runner on Opening Day,but was designated for assignment on April 1. [22] Florial had 63 plate appearances for the Yankees across four seasons,batting .185 with 21 strikeouts. [23] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on April 7. [24] In 101 games in Triple–A,he batted .284/.380/.565 with 28 home runs,79 RBIs,and 25 stolen bases. On September 11,Florial had his contract selected back to the major league roster. [25] In 19 major league games for New York,he hit .230/.324/.312 with no home runs,eight RBIs,and three stolen bases.
