Yankees sign Ryan Yarbrough in bullpen shakeup before season

   

The Yankees are adding an AL East veteran to their bullpen.

The club is signing lefty Ryan Yarbrough to a major league deal, The Post confirmed on Monday, to take one of the remaining spots in their bullpen on the Opening Day roster.

Yarbrough, 33, had been in camp with the Blue Jays but opted out of his minor league deal.

The longtime Ray split last year between the Dodgers and Blue Jays, posting a 3.19 ERA across 98 ⅔ innings and 44 games.

Ryan Yarbrough, a Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher, throwing a baseball against the Houston Astros during a game

Yankees sign former Rays reliever Ryan Yarbrough.

Though he is not a strikeout pitcher, Yarbrough should offer some length in relief and serve as a second lefty with Tim Hill.

Yarbrough will likely push lefty Brent Headrick or righty Yerry De Los Santos to the minors to start the season.

New York Yankees pitcher Brent Headrick #97 during workout at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida

Brent Headrick during Yankees spring training.