LAS VEGAS (AP) — The New York Yankees have fired Donny Rowland, their director of international scouting for the last 15 seasons.

Rowland, who turns 63 next month, had been with the Yankees for 23 seasons overall. Several of the Yankees’ international prospects who received large bonuses failed to advance and hold starting big league jobs.

“His contract had expired,” general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday during a Zoom news conference. “I made the difficult decision to look for a different lead voice in that chair.”

Cashman did not attend the general managers meetings in Las Vegas and spoke to reporters remotely,

After losing to Toronto in an AL Division Series , the Yankees’ top priority is to re-sign outfielder/infielder Cody Bellinger, who became a free agent.

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