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Proctor opened the sixth with a wild pitch/strikeout and the baserunner came around to score off Alan Embree. Proctor probably won’t get any additional starts.

Joe Torre indicated that if it was an October game Johnson would make the start, but since it is August he will trot out Proctor.

Proctor punched a door in the clubhouse following Saturday’s game and made the age-old mistake of using his pitching hand. “They need to X-ray my head,” Proctor said. “It was immature. It’s been corrected and it won’t happen again.”

With almost a strikeout per inning and a sub-3.75 ERA, Proctor is starting to garner interest in very deep mixed leagues.

Proctor is better than about half the pitchers currently occupying spots in the Yankee bullpen. That doesn’t mean they’re going to want to use him in close games.

Proctor, 34, posted an ugly 7.14 ERA and 29/31 K/BB ratio over 40 1/3 innings last season between the Braves and Yankees last season. He’ll be teammates with former major-leaguer Dustin Nippert, who signed a deal with the club last March.

It’s just a temporary demotion for Proctor. The Yankees needed an extra outfielder with Gary Sheffield hurt.

Proctor was removed from the Yankees’ 40-man roster Tuesday. He could have accepted a spot in their minor league system, but will instead seek a contract elsewhere. The 34-year-old right-hander posted a frightening 7.14 ERA and 29/31 K/BB ratio in 40 1/3 innings this season.

Proctor was a pretty decent middle reliever for a couple years, but overuse led to injuries and ineffectiveness the last few seasons. He last pitched in the majors in 2011, posting a 7.14 ERA over 39 games. He retires with a 4.78 ERA and 1.47 WHIP over parts of seven seasons.

The story quotes Proctor’s agent, who said that his client has been invited to spring training. The 36-year-old right-hander pitched in the Korean Baseball Organization last season, posting a 1.79 ERA and 35 saves over 57 appearances. He owns a 4.78 ERA over seven seasons in the majors.