Jon Berti, who started three postseason games at first base for the Yankees when Anthony Rizzo was out with fractured fingers, was non-tendered by the team prior to Friday’s deadline, as was

Berti was projected to make $3.8 million and Mayza $4 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors’ annual estimates, in their final arbitration years. The Yankees also announced they avoided arbitration with Trent Grisham and JT Brubaker.

The New York Yankees non-tendered infielder Jon Berti and left-hander Tim Mayza on Friday, making them both free agents. Berti, 34, stole a league-high 41 bases just two years ago in 2022 with the Miami Marlins,

The New York Yankees’ 40-man roster is down to 35 players after Friday night’s non-tender deadline.

While the Yankees came to terms with Grisham and Brubaker, they non-tendered Tim Mayza and Jon Berti. They are now free agents, giving the Yankees some salary relief after entering the day with a projected payroll of $238.8 million for 2025, per Cot’s Contracts.

The deadline to make these decisions expired at 8pm ET, with the Yankees re-signing outfielder Trent Grisham and pitcher JT Brubaker but declining to tender a contract to infielder Jon Berti and lefty reliever Tim Mayza.