Berti was projected to make $3.8 million and Mayza $4 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors’ annual estimates, in their final arbitration years. The Yankees also announced they avoided arbitration with Trent Grisham and JT Brubaker.

The New York Yankees avoided salary arbitration with outfielder Trent Grisham and right-hander JT Brubaker (oblique) by agreeing to one-year deals on Friday. Grisham, 28, will earn $5 million in his second season in the Bronx.

The Yankees non-tendered infielder Jon Berti and left-hander Tim Mayza ahead of Friday’s 8 p.m. ET deadline, the club announced, making them both free agents. New York did agree to terms on new one-year contracts with right-hander JT Brubaker and outfielder Trent Grisham.

The Yankees moved on from two players ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline, sending infielder Jon Berti and reliever Tim Mayza to free agency.

Jon Berti, who started three postseason games at first base for the Yankees when Anthony Rizzo was out with fractured fingers, was non-tendered by the team prior to Friday’s deadline, as was

While the Yankees came to terms with Grisham and Brubaker, they non-tendered Tim Mayza and Jon Berti. They are now free agents, giving the Yankees some salary relief after entering the day with a projected payroll of $238.8 million for 2025, per Cot’s Contracts.

The New York Yankees’ 40-man roster is down to 35 players after Friday night’s non-tender deadline.

New York announced that it also agreed to terms on a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher JT Brubaker while non-tendering infielder Jon Berti and left-handed pitcher Tim Mayza. Grisham was acquired Dec. 6, 2023, from the San Diego Padres in the Juan ...

The deadline to make these decisions expired at 8pm ET, with the Yankees re-signing outfielder Trent Grisham and pitcher JT Brubaker but declining to tender a contract to infielder Jon Berti and lefty reliever Tim Mayza.