The Yankees officially pulled the plug on the Elmer Rodríguez experiment on Tuesday night. After starting in the 7-4 series-opening win over the Rangers, the Yankees announced that they were optioning Rodríguez back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre , ending his run in the Majors at two appearances. Following tonight’s game, the Yankees optioned RHP Elmer Rodríguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. — New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 6, 2026 The 22-year-old rejoining the RailRiders is far from surprising. Rodríguez's call-up was necessary because of the Yankees' injury situation, which is slowly improving as May rolls on. Three-time All-Star southpaw Carlos Rodón will rejoin the starting rotation any day now , while Gerrit Cole won't be too far behind him. Eventually, Rodríguez would be squeezed out. Although some Yankees fans are disappointed to see the top prospect's promotion end as quickly as it did, sending Rodríguez back to the minors is the right call.…