NEW YORK — The Yankees made a roster move Wednesday afternoon, calling up left-hander Jose De Paula from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioning righty reliever Jose Ramirez to the minors.

De Paula gives the Yankees a much-needed long man option in their bullpen, as left-hander Chris Capuano will be unavailable for the next few days after pitching four innings against the Miami Marlins in relief of Nathan Eovaldi.

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"He's a guy that can give us distance," manager Joe Girardi said of De Paula. "He's a guy that has some experience. He's been starting down there. He's stretched out. We're without Cap for, you have to assume at least three days probably, we needed somebody who could give us some real distance."

Here are five things to know about the Yankees' latest call-up:

1. The Yankees signed De Paula, 27, to a major league contract on Nov. 12, 2014.

2. De Paula is 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA in three starts for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this year. In his last start for the RailRiders on June 12, De Paula allowed two earned runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.

3. A native of the Dominican Republic, De Paula had never appeared in the majors prior to this season.

4. He signed with the San Diego Padres in November 2006 as a non-drafted free agent and spent six years with the organization, though he missed the entire 2012 season due to visa issues.

5. The San Francisco Giants claimed De Paula off waivers in November 2013, and he went 4-3 with a 4.21 ERA in 16 appearances (10 starts) with Triple-A Fresno last year, striking out 41 batters in 51 1/3 innings.

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