Harrison Bader learned Yankees placed him on waivers from TV — not front office

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New York Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader was eating lunch at Yankee Stadium when he saw his name on TV.

The team had placed him on waivers. 

"Guess it popped up somehow over there, so that’s how I found out," Bader told the YES Network. 

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Harrison Bader of the New York Yankees looks on during the fifth inning against the Marlins at loanDepot Park in Miami on August 12, 2023. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Bader wasn’t aware the Yankees were essentially releasing him, allowing another team to scoop him up off waivers if they wanted to.

The Yankees’ 2023 campaign hasn’t gone at all the way they wanted it to, going from AL East defending champs to the bottom of the division and all but mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. GM Brian Cashman called it a "disaster."

But for Bader to learn of his fate on TV rather than getting a call from Cashman or manager Aaron Boone isn’t a good look for the storied MLB franchise.

Before heading to Cincinnati, Bader reflected on his time with the Yankees, a team he grew up not too far from in Bronxville, New York. 

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"Regardless of what happened or may happen, just getting the opportunity to play in this uniform – and I still hopefully do get the opportunity to play in this uniform – just everything that’s happened has just been an absolute blessing, an absolute gift. … I’m a New York City kid and I never in a million years thought I’d play in the big leagues, let alone for the New York Yankees," Bader said.

Unfortunately for Bader, his time in pinstripes is over for now. He