The Yankees tried to acquire Amed Rosario multiple times over the past few years.

So Rosario, the ex-Met, figured he would eventually end up in The Bronx, which finally happened Saturday night when the Yankees got him from the Nationals in a trade for reliever Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfielder Browm Martinez.

“There’s a saying in Spanish that a good son always comes back home,” Rosario said through an interpreter Sunday after the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Phillies. “So very happy for this opportunity that the Yankees are offering me. Excited to be back [in New York].”

Rosario becomes the utilityman the Yankees have been missing since Oswaldo Cabrera broke his ankle in May, with the right-handed hitter potentially forming a platoon at third base with Ryan McMahon while also being an option at second base and the corner outfield spots.

Manager Aaron Boone also said Rosario could play shortstop “in a pinch,” though he has not started a game there since last August.

Newly acquired Amed Rosario sits in the Yankees dugout after arriving from the airport on July 27, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST

Amed Rosario is pictured during the first inning of the Yankees’ July 27 game. Jason Szenes for the NY Post

“He provides some defensive versatility, speed and really hits lefties,” Boone said. “So I think it kind of makes our bench and the balance of our roster a little more workable. And hopefully, get him in some situations where he can impact us, but I think he helps us a lot.”

The 29-year-old Rosario batted .270 with a .736 OPS in 46 games this year for the Nationals. For his career, against lefties he is hitting .298 with a .799 OPS, which is how the Yankees will predominantly use him.

“I think I’m going to be able to contribute to this team,” Rosario said. “I like going out there playing this game, playing it hard. I think that’s going to allow me to find a way to contribute to this team.”

While Rosario will likely spend the bulk of his time at positions other than shortstop, Boone said the Yankees would see if he could be in play as a backup option to Anthony Volpe. If he is, that would make Oswald Peraza even more expendable as the Yankees try to maximize their bench and overall roster by Thursday’s deadline.

Amed Rosario watches from the dugout during the Yankees’ July 27 game. Jason Szenes for the NY Post

The Yankees acquired Amed Rosario in a trade with the Nationals on Saturday. Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images

For now, the bearded Rosario arrived shortly before Sunday’s game and spent it on the bench. The Yankees are about to face four straight righty starters against the Rays, so it remains to be seen when Rosario will make his debut.

Before Sunday’s game, the Yankees were all wearing shirts that said “Sabathia” across the front as lefty CC Sabathia was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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“Just a great teammate to everyone he came in contact with and an awesome competitor,” said Boone, who managed Sabathia for his last two years. “Like, just how you want it: ‘Just give me the ball,’ but teammate and competitor and today rightfully going in the Hall of Fame.”

The Yankees have scored at least four runs in a major league-leading 69 games this season.