Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports.

Murphy fared well in 24 games with the Yankees earlier in the season, batting .286 with a homer and eight RBI in 63 at-bats. With Brian McCann and Francisco Cervelli both healthy and ranking 1-2 on the depth chart at catcher, Murphy will see infrequent at-bats for the Yankees in September.

Murphy, 23, is hitting .229/.282/.367 in 47 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Murphy has struggled this season since being demoted back down to the minors, having hit .286 in his 24 games in the majors. He's also added 5 homers and 23 RBI in Triple-A this season.

Yankees optioned C J.R. Murphy to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Murphy held his own over his two months with the Yanks, batting .286/.308/.365, but he was no longer needed with Francisco Cervelli back from the DL. It would likely take another injury for him to return before September.

J.R. Murphy belted his first career home run on Saturday, powering the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Angels.

The 22-year-old backstop delivered a two-run single in the second inning, then took a Hector Santiago offering over the wall in left to break a 3-3 tie in the fifth. He finished the afternoon 2-for-3 and is now hitting .308/.308/.538 in his limited action this season.

Yankees recalled C John Ryan Murphy from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Murphy got the call over Austin Romine and will serve as Brian McCann's backup now that Francisco Cervelli is sidelined with a hamstring injury. He's unlikely to have any fantasy value.

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman hears that the Yankees are likely to call up John Ryan Murphy to replace Francisco Cervelli (hamstring) on the active roster.

Most assumed that Austin Romine would get the call from Triple-A, but it will actually be Murphy. The 22-year-old backstop hit .154 (4-for-26) in his first taste of the majors last year and figures to see minimal playing time behind Brian McCann.

Yankees reassigned C John Ryan Murphy to minor league camp.

That leaves Francisco Cervelli and Austin Romine in the competition to be Brian McCann's backup, with Cervelli having the edge. Murphy never had a chance.

John Ryan Murphy hit a three-run homer off Neil Wagner in the Yankees' 8-2 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Yes, he is going by John Ryan, not J.R., this year; he said he's always preferred it, but that he didn't want to rock the boat previously. Murphy has a chance to be a decent major league regular behind the plate, but it doesn't look like that will happen in New York with Brian McCann locked up for five years. Most likely, he'll head back to Triple-A to begin this year, with Francisco Cervelli serving as McCann's caddie.

J.R. Murphy will make his first career start behind the plate when the Yankees battle the Red Sox on Saturday.

The 22-year-old backstop will hit ninth for the Yankees against opposing southpaw Jon Lester. He's already appeared in five games since his promotion on September 1, going 2-for-3 and scoring a pair of runs.

Yankees purchased the contract of C J.R. Murphy from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Murphy has hit .269/.347/.426 with 12 homers between Double- and Triple-A this season. He'll be used as the team's third catcher.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out J.R. Murphy being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season.

With Francisco Cervelli sidelined, the Yankees have struggled to get offensive production from Chris Stewart and Austin Romine, so Murphy could eventually be an option at the major league level. "I've been open to anything that makes sense, but the market is completely barren," Cashman said. "If you're looking at a catcher, then probably a guy we'll focus on is J.R. Murphy more than anybody else. I'm not saying we'd do anything, but if you're looking at alternatives, that's the most realistic one we got."