The Yankees have signed veteran reliever Trevor Rosenthal to a minor league contract, WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman confirmed.
Rosenthal was one of baseball's more dependable relievers with the St. Louis Cardinals a few years ago, but he has struggled to return to his old form since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017.
After missing all of last season, the 29-year-old former closer had a 13.50 ERA over 22 appearances with the Washington Nationals and Detroit Tigers. Washington released the right-hander in June, and he opted for free agency after Detroit designated him for assignment earlier this month.
In six seasons with the Cardinals from 2012-17, Rosenthal appeared in 328 games and had a 2.99 ERA with 121 saves. He recorded 45 saves in 2014 and 48 saves in 2015, when he made his only All-Star Game appearance
Fan Source Network's Andersen Pickard was the first to report on the signing Tuesday.
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