New York Yankees lose their first player to MLB free agency for the 2024 season
Dominican pitcher Domingo Germán will be in Major League Baseball Free Agency after not exerting the option to remain with the New York Yankees.

Domingo Germán, the Dominican right-handed pitcher, will become a free agent as the New York Yankees did not offer him a direct contract.
🇩🇴🧢 Domingo Germán hizo historia con los New York Yankees ante Oakland Athletics al conseguir JUEGO PERFECTO.
— AS México (@ASMexico) June 29, 2023
📊 El No. 24 en Grandes Ligas, el 4to con la novena de los Bombarderos del Bronx y el 3er latinoamericano en obtenerlo en la MLB. pic.twitter.com/hJ1CINmF8G
After refusing to go to Triple-A following his removal from the 40-player roster, the player will now seek a new team in the MLB.
During this season, Domingo Germán pitched a perfect game in Oakland on June 28, making it the 24th perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball.
He finished the season with a 5-7 record, a 4.56 ERA in 19 starts and one relief appearance, and 114 strikeouts in 108.2 innings pitched.
27 up. 27 down.
— MLB (@MLB) June 29, 2023
The 24th perfect game in AL/NL history belongs to Domingo Germán. pic.twitter.com/SyUJb0cKm6
He voluntarily entered the restricted list in early August to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.
The complete list of Yankees players leaving for free agency:
- RHP | Matt Bowman
- INF/OF | Franchy Cordero
- RHP | Jimmy Cordero
- RHP | Domingo Germán
- OF | Billy McKinney
- RHP | Ryan Weber
- It has been reported that catcher Carlos Narvaez has been included in the 40-man roster.
Today, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) November 6, 2023
• RHP Matt Bowman, INF/OF Franchy Cordero, RHP Jimmy Cordero, RHP Domingo Germán, OF Billy McKinney and RHP Ryan Weber elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment.
• Added C Carlos Narvaez to the 40-man…