The New York Yankees on Tuesday introduced that they’ve signed right-handed pitcher Adam Ottavino to a Main League contract and added him to the energetic roster.
Ottavino, 39, went 2-2 with one save and a 4.34 ERA (56.0IP, 49H, 29R/27ER, 23BB, 70K, 6HR) in 60 reduction appearances with the New York Mets in 2024. He restricted opposing right-handed batters to a .199/.278/.257 (27-for-136) slash line. Ottavino additionally stranded 15 of his 20 inherited runners final season (75.0%).
The precise-handed pitcher had signed a minor league contract with the Boston Pink Sox on February 18, 2025, and exercised an opt-out on March 23, 2025.
Over components of 14 Main League seasons (2010, ‘12-24) with the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), Colorado Rockies (2012-18), Yankees (2019-20), Boston Pink Sox (2021) and New York Mets (2022-24), Ottavino has gone 41-43 with 46 saves and a 3.49 ERA (743.0IP, 628H, 308R/288ER, 326BB, 859K, 72HR) in 724 profession video games (three begins). Opposing right-handed batters have hit .206/.289/.312 (358-for-1,736) off Ottavino in his profession.
Ottavino has appeared in 496 video games during the last 9 Main League seasons (since 2017), trailing solely Andrew Chafin (500G) and Héctor Neris (498) for essentially the most appearances within the Majors over that span. Amongst Main League relievers over that very same stretch (2017-25), his 461.0 innings pitched rank fifth and his 570 strikeouts rank eighth. He has made no less than 60 appearances in every of the earlier seven non-shortened seasons (2017-19, ’21-24), matching Chafin for essentially the most such seasons over that stretch.
In his first stint with the Yankees from 2019-20, Ottavino went 8-8 with two saves, a 2.76 ERA (84.2IP, 26ER) and 113K in 97 reduction appearances. He was the primary participant in franchise historical past to put on No. 0.
The New York, N.Y., native was initially chosen by St. Louis within the first spherical (thirtieth total) of the 2006 First-12 months Participant Draft out of Northeastern College (Mass.). He was claimed off waivers by Colorado on April 3, 2012. Ottavino was signed by the Yankees to a three-year contract on January 24, 2019. He was acquired by Boston together with RHP Frank German from the Yankees in alternate for a PTBNL or money issues on January 25, 2021. Ottavino was signed by New York-NL to a one-year Main League contract on March 14, 2022. He then re-signed with New York-NL to a one-year Main League contract with a participant choice for the 2024 season on December 26, 2022. He declined his 2024 participant choice following the 2023 season, however later re-signed with New York-NL to a one-year Main League contract on January 30, 2024.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees have transferred RHP JT Brubaker to the 60-day injured record. Moreover, the Yankees have positioned RHP Devin Williams on the paternity record.
