In the middle of a battle between second and first place in the American League East, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays game got pushed back to September 22.
On Friday, the Yankees fell the Rays in 4-2 in Game 1.
What would have been the series finale on Sunday, is schedule at 1:35 P.M. EST at Tropicana Field.
Amid the weather drama, the Yankees made a move to add an arm to their bullpen.
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New York Yankees Sign RHP Peter Strzelecki to a Minor League Deal
On May 20, right-handed pitcher Peter Strzelecki was officially released by the Milwaukee Brewers after clearing waivers and electing free agency.
Three days later, the 31-year-old pitcher was signed by the New York Yankees to a minor league contract, per MLB insider Jon Heyman.
“Peter Strzelecki, righthander, signed a minor league deal with the Yankees,” Heyman wrote on X. “Will head to Scranton.”
Strzelecki was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2018 by the Brewers, and made his MLB debut on June 6, 2022. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023, and the Cleveland Guardians in 2024.
However, Strzelecki found his way back to Milwaukee when they signed him to a minor league deal in February 2026. His stint with the team was short, and before he got a chance to step foot on a major league mound, the Brewers DFA’d the 31-year-old.
Strzelecki hasn’t pitched in the MLB since August 12, with the Cleveland. During his brief stint in Cleveland he had a 2.31 ERA over 11 2/3 innings for the Guardians, and has over 83 2/3 career innings with a 3.44 ERA, 24% strikeout rate, and 8.4% walk rate.
Although headed to a new organization, Strzelecki would have to be DFA’d again by the Yankees, and expose him to waivers before getting selected to their active roster. The lack of roster flexibility leads him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (SWB) RailRiders in Triple-A.
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Peter Strzelecki Returns to New York, RHP Born in Queens
Before his time in the major leagues, Peter Strzelecki was born in Queens, New York. While not quite the Yankees side of the Big Apple, Strzelecki’s link to the organization is one step closer to home.
Strzelecki went to college at the University of Southern Florida, where he received 2018 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team, 2018 American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, 2018 Preseason All-American Athletic Conference, 2017 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team, and 2017 American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
His brother Joseph, pitched at Old Dominion and Nova Southeastern and was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 34th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Joseph’s stint in the professional however, was very short, as he never made his MLB Debut and stayed in the Marlins rookie league for one season.
Yankees Sign Ex-Brewers Right-Handed Pitcher for Bullpen Help Amid Rays Series