BRONX, N.Y. — “I’ll have a blue Christmas without you. I’ll be so blue just thinking about you…” According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Tommy Kahnle will have a blue Christmas as well. Dodger blue. The former New York Yankees right-handed relief pitcher has reportedly inked a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Free-agent reliever Tommy Kahnle in agreement with Dodgers on two-year contract, source tells The Athletic. Kahnle underwent Tommy John surgery in August.
Affectionately known by some Yankee fans as “Tommy Boy” or “Tommy Tightpants,” Kahnle and his vaunted changeup only appeared in one game in 2020, before undergoing Tommy John surgery.