Left-hander Tim Hill and the New York Yankees on Tuesday agreed to a one-year, $2.85 million contract that includes a club option for 2026, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Tuesday, reuniting the reliever and the club after Hill excelled in New York last season.
The team option is for $3 million with a $350,000 buyout, sources told Passan. Hill will earn $2.5 million in 2025.
Hill, 34, unexpectedly became an essential cog in the Yankees' bullpen in 2024. After six seasons with the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres, the veteran groundball specialist began the season with the woeful Chicago White Sox until he was designated for assignment and released in June after recording a 5.