BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 29: A view of the New York Yankees logo on a ball bag before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 29, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
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The New York Yankees have been doing some roster shuffling as they look to reclaim the top spot in the division.
The team has endured a bit of a rough patch, losing two series in a row, as it tries to assemble the right bullpen. Recently, that meant demoting Jake Bird and bringing up Yerry De los Santos, though De los Santos was then demoted later in the same day in favor of Angel Chivilli.
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And as the Yankees continue to search for the right relief corps, a familiar face will now get the opportunity to remind his old team of what it’s missing.
“Atlanta selected (Ian) Hamilton’s contract from Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday,” CBS Sports reported. “The 30-year-old has typically been pretty effective when healthy, authoring a 3.45 ERA and 152:62 K:BB over the last three seasons with the Yankees. He'll work in middle relief.”
Hamilton was a key bullpen piece for the Yankees from 2023 through 2025, logging more than 135 innings and 152 strikeouts in his time in the Bronx. But his effectiveness seemed to diminish following his 2.64 ERA debut season with the Yankees and the team non-tendered him during the latest offseason.
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“His first year with the Braves organization has kicked off nicely, with 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball and a 9-to-1 K/BB ratio in Triple-A Gwinnett,” Steve Adams noted for MLB Trade Rumors. “Like nearly everyone else in the Atlanta bullpen, Hamilton is out of minor league options.”
After a surprisingly strong start to the season, the Braves sit atop the National League East division with a 12-7 record going into Thursday. And with his Yankees history, Hamilton is used to pitching for clubs with high expectations.
He appeared in two playoff games during the Yankees’ World Series run in 2024, logging three strikeouts with no earned runs in an appearance in the American League Division Series. But Yankees fans might also remember that he gave up an earned run and a walk while facing just two batters in the American League Championship Series that year as well.
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