Five days after acquiring Jake Bird from the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees have optioned the right-hander to ...

The Pirates selected the right-hander in the sixth-round of the 2015 MLB draft. Brubaker — who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023, missing the entire season — was dealt to the Yankees in exchange ...

The New York Yankees demoted a pitcher to the minor leagues after he was recently acquired at the MLB trade deadline.

Yankees’ Jake Bird gamble backfires as ignored red flags lead to disastrous outings and swift demotion, raising questions on analytics over scouting.