 He pitched for the Texas Rangers AAA affiliate, the Oklahoma RedHawks, in 2005.Veras signed with the New York Yankees before the 2006 season, which he spent most of in AAA, though he also made his major league debut, pitching 11 innings with a 4.09 earned run average (ERA).Veras was injured early in 2007, but rehabbed and returned to the major leagues as a September call up.