Yankees bring back Tim Hill, decline option on Jonathan Loaisiga
Yankees relief pitcher Tim Hill. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
One of the steadiest arms from the Yankees 2025 bullpen will return next season, and one of the most unreliable — mainly because of injury — will not.
The Yankees announced on Wednesday that they had exercised their 2026 club option for lefthander Tim Hill, at a salary of $2.85 million, and declined their 2026 club option for righty Jonathan Loáisiga.
Neither move was a surprise.
The 35-year-old Hill, who spent the majority of the season as the bullpen’s lone lefty arm, was a bargain at the same $2.85 million salary, posting a 3.09 ERA in 70 games.
Loaisiga, meanwhile, simply was unable to stay consistently healthy in his Yankees career. The hard-throwing 30-year-old, whose 2025 season was limited to just 30 games because of a back issue and, later, a right flexor strain, posted a 4.25 ERA. He had been with the Yankees organization since 2016, appearing in a career-high 57 games in 2021.
Erik Boland started in Newsday's sports department in 2002. He covered high school and college sports, then shifted to the Jets beat. He has covered the Yankees since 2009.
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