Brubaker, 31, was limited to 16.2 rehab innings last year for four Yankees' minor-league clubs after the Pirates traded him in April. He pitched for Pittsburgh from 2021-23, going 9-28 with a 4.99 ERA in 63 games, 61 as a starter.

Yankees reliever Scott Effross exited Tuesday’s spring training game against the Twins after throwing one pitch with an apparent injury. Effross was grabbing near his hamstring before he walked off the mound with a team trainer, according to the New York Post.