With the Yankees in search of starting pitching, reuniting with a familiar face could be in play.

A source told the Daily News that the Yankees have already checked on in-house free agent Ryan Yarbrough and are expected to be suitors for the lefty. A career swingman, he could provide cost-efficient rotation depth and flexibility with Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón and Clarke Schmidt all starting the 2026 season on the injured list.

Yarbrough did exactly that in 2025, signing with the Yankees at the end of spring training for $2 million plus incentives. He began his tenure with the team as a reliever before admirably serving as a rotation replacement, recording a 3.83 ERA over eight starts between May and June. The junk-balling side-armer then suffered an oblique strain before rejoining th

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