{"id":23608,"date":"2025-02-05T03:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T03:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23608"},"modified":"2025-02-05T03:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T03:28:30","slug":"breaking-yankees-strike-deal-to-bring-back-lefty-reliever-tim-hill-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23608","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Yankees Strike Deal to Bring Back Lefty Reliever Tim Hill (Source)!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/657612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener tag\" data-reactroot=\"\">Tim Hill<\/a>\u00a0is returning to the Yankees on a one-year, $2.85 million contract with a club option for 2026, a source told MLB.com&#8217;s Mark Feinsand on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>The club has not confirmed the deal, which will pay Hill $2.5 million in 2025. The club option is for $3 million and includes a $350,000 buyout, per Feinsand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part dynamicinclude\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Hill was a key member of the Yankees&#8217; bullpen in 2024, including for their postseason run. The Yankees\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\/press-release\/press-release-yankees-sign-lhp-tim-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed the veteran left-hander<\/a>\u00a0in June after he was released by the White Sox, and Hill posted a 2.05 ERA in 44 innings over 35 relief appearances for New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part oembed\">\n<div class=\"Styles__OEmbedContainer-oapuup-0 lmzrfD social-embed swipeStory\">\n<div class=\"tapStory__outerWrapper\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContainer-sc-1t1lmmv-0 gamGeh\">\n<div class=\"Styles__AspectRatioContent-sc-1t1lmmv-1 fvEQJr\">\n<div class=\"ampStoryPlayerstyle__AmpStoryPlayerContainer-sc-1v918zo-1 fgbtKT\">\n<div class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-story-player-shadow-root-intermediary\">\n<div class=\"i-amphtml-story-player-main-container i-amphtml-story-player-loaded\"><button class=\"i-amphtml-story-player-panel-prev\" disabled=\"disabled\" aria-label=\"previous story\"><\/button><button class=\"i-amphtml-story-player-panel-next\" disabled=\"disabled\" aria-label=\"next story\"><\/button><iframe class=\"story-player-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stories\/player\/657612?ap=1#visibilityState=prerender&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com&amp;showStoryUrlInfo=0&amp;storyPlayer=v0&amp;cap=swipe\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms allow-modals allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>Hill also had a 1.08 ERA in 10 appearances during the playoffs. He allowed only one earned run in his 8 1\/3 innings pitched, and he made three scoreless appearances in the World Series against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0 hJBugI story-part markdown\">\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 eJdqRG\">\n<p>The 34-year-old sinkerballer, whose submarine arm slot is the\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/pitcher-arm-angles\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/leaderboard\/pitcher-arm-angles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lowest for any left-handed pitcher<\/a>\u00a0in the Major Leagues, has been a highly effective ground-ball specialist. 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