Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement is for a major-league contract with financial terms not yet disclosed.
- Yarbrough, 33, worked as a swingman in 2025, posting a 4.36 ERA over 64 innings with eight starts and 11 relief outings.
- He missed more than two months with a strained oblique and was not on New York's postseason roster.
- Robert Murray of FanSided first reported the deal, which was corroborated by ESPN, the Associated Press, the New York Daily News, and others.
- He is viewed as rotation insurance who could occupy a fifth-starter slot or long-relief role as the Yankees continue to seek additional pitching and roster upgrades this offseason.