With several roster spots and roles still to be decided and declared before the start of the season, the Yankees checked one box Tuesday: Bryan Mitchell has made the team.
Mitchell, a right-hander who turns 25 on April 19, likely will work out of the bullpen, manager Joe Girardi said after the Yankees edged Pittsburgh, 5-4, in a rain-shortened, split-squad game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
He’ll accompany the team to Disney World on Wednesday and pitch out of the bullpen in the Yankees’ game against the Braves.
“He’s a guy that’s pitched extremely well,” Girardi said.