Harrison Bader found out his time with the Yankees might be at an unceremonious end on Tuesday before New York’s game against the Tigers, but he handled the situation with some comedy. After his team’s 4–2 win in Detroit, the center fielder explained that he found out he was placed on waivers from watching ESPN in the lunch room before the game. A reporter asked for his reaction to the news, and he answered with a witty response.
“Uhh like what does waivers mean?” Bader said with a chuckle. “In all seriousness, regardless of what happened or what may happen, just getting the opportunity to play in this uniform—and I still hopefully get the opportunity to play in this uniform—just everything that’s happened has just been an absolute blessing, an absolute gift.”
