1B Chris Carter was designated for assignment after Tuesday's game. It was the second time this season Carter was designated for assignment. He was designated following the June 23 game against the Texas Rangers but accepted the assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and was recalled Thursday. This season, Carter is batting .201 with eight homers and 26 RBIs along with 76 strikeouts in 62 games.

1B Chris Carter had his contract purchased from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, a day after being moved off the Yankees' 40-man roster. He is batting .204 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs in 57 games for New York this year. In 2016, he led the National League with 41 home runs but also struck out 206 times while with the Brewers.

1B Chris Carter accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Yankees announced Wednesday. The 30-year-old Carter, who is owed $3.5 million by New York, has hit .204 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs in 57 games this season.

1B Chris Carter, whose performance was derided by fans frequently on social media in recent games, was officially designated for assignment Saturday. The Yankees announced the move about an hour after Friday's game for the former National League home run leader who struck out 70 times in 187 at-bats during 57 games. Said manager Joe Girardi: "We just felt it was time. I really believe that Chris gave us everything he had and worked hard and tried to make adjustments, and he just never seemed to get on track. It's unfortunate. It's a difficult time in his life. It's difficult on us to have to make that move." Girardi also said the Yankees were discussing cutting ties with Carter for a few days before Friday's game.

1B Chris Carter was designated for assignment after Friday's game and the Yankees are calling up 1B Tyler Austin from Scranton Wilkes/Barre. Carter led the National League with 41 homers last season but batted .204 in 57 games with 70 strikeouts. He struck out three times Friday and heard loud boos when he fanned in the 10th inning.

1B Chris Carter hit his eighth home run of the season, a solo shot in the sixth inning in a 7-6 loss to Oakland, his former team, on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum. Carter snapped a 4-4 tie with a leadoff home run, his 14th career home run against the A's and second in two games."It's always nice coming back here and playing here," Carter said.

1B Chris Carter, a former Athletic, went 2-for-5 with his 13th career homer against Oakland and drove in two runs in an 8-7, 10-inning loss to the A's. Carter has seven home runs and 22 RBIs this season but is batting .214.

1B Chris Carter batted ninth for just the second time this season. He responded with three hits, including a two-run homer. It was his first multi-hit game since May 3. He has 13 career hits against the Royals and six are home runs.

1B Chris Carter was given the night off to rest a bat that has yet to heat up. Carter's only home run was April 22 in Pittsburgh and he is 12-for-60 (.200) with 24 strikeouts. Still, manager Joe Girardi believes the Yankees will see the Carter who has produced five straight seasons of at least 16 home runs before joining New York.

1B Chris Carter hit his first home run of the season after hitting 41 with Milwaukee last year. Carter was 4-for-30 before the pinch-hit homer, which was his first extra-base hit of the season.

DH Chris Carter was inserted into the starting lineup at the last minute on Saturday when DH Matt Holliday was scratched with a back injury. He had an RBI single sandwiched around four strikeouts, including three on three pitches against RHP Carlos Martinez.

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees designated hitter Matt Holliday was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals due to lower back stiffness.Holliday missed his first game with the Yankees due to injury in his second game against his former team. He was hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts against the Cardinals on Friday night.Holliday spent the previous 7 1/2 seasons with St. Louis. He signed a one-year deal to be New York's regular designated hitter and is hitting .242 with one home run and five RBIs to go along with 10 walks. Holliday was replaced by Chris Carter in New York's lineup.

1B Chris Carter hit a career-high 41 home runs and finished tied with Colorado's Nolan Arenado for the National Leauge lead. Carter came into September with 30 homers and hit two homers in the first two games of the season-ending series with Colorado to tie Arenado.

1B Chris Carter hit a game-winning homer in the 10th to give the Brewers a 4-3 victory. It was Carter's 41st home run, extending his career high in that category and tying him with Colorado's Nolan Arenado for the National League lead.

1B Chris Carter became the sixth player in franchise history to hit 40 homers in a season. Ryan Braun was the last with 41 homers in 2012. Carter, who has also reached a career-high in RBIs (93), joined Richie Sexon and Prince Fielder (twice each), Gorman Thomas, Ben Oglivie and Braun as the only players in franchise history to hit 40 homers in a season.

1B Chris Carter hit a solo home run Friday against the Reds, setting a new career high with 38 on the season. Carter also surpassed his career best with 90 RBI. He's homered four times in his last six games and has hit eight during the month of September.

1B Chris Carter went 1-for-4 with a home run in the eighth inning. It was his team-leading 36th of the season. He needs one more to match his career high set in 2014 with Houston.

1B Chris Carter hit a grand slam Saturday off Cubs RHP Carl Edwards Jr. to give him 35 home runs this season. Carter has three career grand slams. He is batting .222 this season.

1B Chris Carter has played in 144 games, durability that isn't lost on his manager. "It's possible he's going to play 160 games," Craig Counsell said. "He's played more than he's ever played before, and he's doing well with it. It's a credit to him. He could finish with 160 games and 150 starts. That's valuable." Carter played in a career-high 148 games in 2013 with Houston. He leads the team with 34 homers and is second in RBIs. He walked three times on Wednesday.

1B Chris Carter leads the Brewers in strikeouts. He also leads them with 34 homers and is second with 82 RBIs. "Chris is always trying to improve around the edges," manager Craig Counsell said. "You're not going to dramatically change who he is. There's going to be strikeouts there."