Ryan Yarbrough is leaving behind every bit of himself that takes the pitcher back to his Los Angeles Dodgers days.
The now New York Yankees star will receive his World Series ring this weekend.
Yarbrough, who pitched for the Dodgers last season before being designated for assignment in July, is taking a thoughtful approach to the ring.
Despite it being his first World Series ring, he’s chosen to keep things low-key since the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in the Fall Classic. They finished with a tough 4-1 series loss.
During a recent chat with the folks at Foul Territory, he shared his plans about what he would do with the ring.
“Whenever I signed here, I was like, ‘I will stash that thing away so fast.’ And you know, maybe look at it later or something. But, you know, I definitely can’t bring that thing around, for sure,” Yarbrough said.
Ryan Yarbrough is IMMEDIATELY stashing away his World Series ring after he receives it from the Dodgers this weekend. pic.twitter.com/R8L3qsvO0c
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Yarbrough made it clear that he’s more than happy to show the ring to any curious teammates. However, it is not in a way that brings back painful memories of last year’s outcome.
Ryan Yarbrough Is At A Bittersweet Crossroad With The Dodgers
The Yankees’ left-hander Ryan Yarbrough is in for a unique experience this weekend. He’s about to receive a World Series ring from the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a bit of a strange twist, to say the least.
Yarbrough spent parts of the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Dodgers, coming out of the bullpen for 32 games. He posted a solid 3.74 ERA over 67 1/3 innings before the Dodgers sent him to the Toronto Blue Jays last July.
“I was happy for them from being a part of that team and everything we had done. But it was also a little bittersweet since I got moved away at the deadline. So it was a little strange that way. But just being with those guys earlier in the year, you play with those guys and you know how hard they work,” he said.
Here are the scheduled starting pitchers for both teams in the Dodger series. (I’m guessing Ryan Yarbrough takes the mound in Sundays game). Let’s take another series!#ChaseFor28 pic.twitter.com/NzeThYPKZB
— Hank’s Yanks (@fantasyfurnace) May 30, 2025
According to him, it felt odd to watch his old team from a distance as they celebrated their success.
After the Blue Jays let him go this spring, the Yankees swooped in and signed him at the end of March. What started as a role in the bullpen quickly turned into something more when injuries struck the Yankees’ rotation.
Yarbrough stepped up as a starter and delivered an impressive 2.25 ERA over four starts with 19 strikeouts in just 20 innings pitched.
Interestingly, Yarbrough will face his former team during the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game this weekend. As he pitches against the Dodgers, they’ll hand him that championship ring.
It’s a bittersweet scenario for Yarbrough, but one that depicts how far he has come in his career.
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