Ryan Yarbrough agrees to $2.5 million, 1-year contract to stay with New York Yankees, AP source says

By: Ronald Blum, The Associated Press Posted: 11:57 AM CST Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 Last Modified: 1:27 PM CST Monday, Nov. 17, 2025

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NEW YORK (AP) — Side-arming left-hander Ryan Yarbrough agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday.

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The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, the first offseason move by the Yankees, was subject to a successful physical examination. Yarbrough can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses.

Yarbourgh, who turns 34 on Dec. 31, agreed in March to a $2 million, one-year contract, one day after he was released from a minor league deal with Toronto, and he earned $150,000 in performance bonuses based on innings.

FILE - New York Yankees pitcher Ryan Yarbrough winds up during a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Jim Davis, file)

He went 3-1 with a 4.36 ERA in eight starts and 11 relief appearances, striking out 55 and walking 19 in 64 innings. Yarbrough did not pitch for the Yankees between June 18 and Sept. 5 because of a strained right oblique. He was left off the roster for postseason series against Boston and Toronto.

An eight-year major league veteran, Yarbrough is 56-41 with a 4.22 ERA in 76 starts and 139 relief appearances for Tampa Bay (2018-22), Kansas City (2023), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto (2024) and the Yankees.