The New York Yankees have acquired outfielder Austin Slater from the Chicago White Sox ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Wednesday.

The Yankees have traded with the White Sox for outfielder/first baseman Austin Slater, the team announced Tuesday. The return for the White Sox is minor-league pitcher Gage Ziehl. Slater, 32, spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Giants but in roughly the last year has been with the Reds,

The Yankees are highly interested in trading for pitchers from both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals, a report says.