THE New York Yankees have just done one of their stars dirty.
Yesterday, the Yankees placed veteran Harrison Bader on waivers mere minutes before their game.
Bader has been in the MLB since 2017.
Last season was his first for the Bronx Bombers after getting traded midseason by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Bader found out he was being waived from the team about 10 to 15 minutes before the first pitch when he looked up at the TV and saw the ESPN report.
His first reaction was: “What does waivers mean?”
The Yankees placed Bader on irrevocable waivers, allowing teams the opportunity to claim him and have him available by Friday.
If he’s claimed, it would make him eligible for whichever team’s postseason roster.
If Bader isn’t scooped up over the two-day waiver period, he’ll remain a member of the Yankees.
After the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the Detroit Tigers, Bader spoke on the situation: “I’ll just be by my phone. But listen, it is what it is.
“Regardless of the situation, you get an opportunity to play baseball, especially in the big leagues, you never take that for granted.”
Manager Aaron Boone made no comments regarding the circumstances.
Bader’s been benched two of the last four games before Tuesday due to a brutal slump at the plate.
This season, he’s batting just .239 at the plate.
For comparison, the MLB average is .249.
The Bronx native also shared: “Regardless of what happened or may happen, just getting the opportunity to play in this uniform — and I still hopefully do get the opportunity to play in this uniform — just everything that’s happened has been an absolute blessing and an absolute gift.
“I never in a million years thought I’d play in the big leagues, let alone for the New York Yankees.
“So just the opportunity has been incredible and I’ve loved every second of it.”