The New York Yankees announced that they have signed left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough to a Major League contract for the 2025 season.
Yarbrough, 33, combined to go 5-2 with one save and a 3.19 ERA (98.2IP, 70H, 36R/35ER, 32BB, 65K, 11HR) in 44 relief appearances with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays in 2024. His 98.2 innings pitched last season were the most among Major League relievers. Yarbrough tossed at least two innings in 26 relief appearances and at least three innings in 13 of those games.
The left-handed pitcher began the 2024 season with the Dodgers, going 4-2 with one save and a 3.74 ERA (67.1IP, 52H, 29R/28ER, 25BB, 39K, 9HR) in 32 relief appearances. Yarbrough was acquired by the Blue Jays from the Dodgers in exchange for OF Kevin Kiermaier and cash considerations on July 30, 2024. In 12 relief outings with the Blue Jays, he went 1-0 with a 2.01 ERA (31.1IP, 18H, 7ER, 7BB, 26K, 2HR).
Yarbrough signed a Minor League contract with Toronto on Feb. 21, 2025, and exercised an opt-out on March 23, 2025.
Over parts of seven Major League seasons (2018-24) with the Tampa Bay Rays (2018-22), Kansas City Royals (2023), Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24) and Toronto Blue Jays (2024), Yarbrough has gone 53-40 with one complete game, three saves and a 4.21 ERA (768.0IP, 732H, 382R/359ER, 177BB, 599K, 99HR) in 196 games (68 starts).
The Austin, Texas, native was originally selected by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Old Dominion University (Va.). He was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays along with OF Mallex Smith and INF Carlos Vargas in exchange for LHP Drew Smyly on Jan. 11, 2017. Yarbrough then signed a Major League contract with the Kansas City Royals on Dec. 13, 2022. He was then acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers from Kansas City in exchange for INF/OF Derlin Figueroa and INF Devin Mann on Aug. 1, 2023.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees have placed RHP Luis Gil on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain.
