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Ex-Yankees reliever Camilo Doval DFA’d by Pirates after brutal season

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Battifarano, A. (2026, September 23). Ex-Yankees reliever Camilo Doval DFA’d by Pirates after brutal season. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/sports/ex-yankees-reliever-camilo-doval-dfad-by-pirates-after-brutal-season/

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Camilo Doval, once seen as a prized relief pitcher, has been designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates after struggling through two seasons with high ERAs and inconsistent performance despite his hard-throwing ability. Acquired from the New York Yankees in exchange for minor league prospects earlier this year, Doval had a 3.79 ERA with the Pirates but faced challenges including a higher walk rate than previous years. The move comes as the Pirates have been eliminated from postseason contention and are reassessing their bullpen strategies following underperformances by key acquisitions like Doval and Luke Weaver.
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Camilo Doval, a former Yankees reliever, has been designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates after struggling during his tenure with both teams. In 2024, Doval had a 4.82 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over 22 games with the Yankees. This year, his performance continued to decline, ending with a 4.54 ERA and an 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings rate, which was the lowest in his career. The Yankees initially acquired Doval from the San Francisco Giants along with David Bednar (who went to the Pirates) as part of moves intended to solidify their bullpen late in games. However, while Bednar flourished, Doval struggled. Ahead of this year's trade deadline, the Yankees traded him to the Pirates for minor league prospects Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz. Despite his efforts, Doval's performance did not meet expectations, leading to his DFA status.

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The right-hander held a 4.82 ERA and 1.61 WHIP across 22 games with the Yankees last year and struggled once more this year with a 4.54 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, which marked the lowest number of his career.
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🔮 Doval was viewed as one of the prizes of the 2025 trade deadline when the Yankees acquired him from the Giants and David Bednar from the Pirates in moves that looked like they would lock down the late innings.
2026-09-23 · New York Post
Ex-Yankees reliever Camilo Doval DFA’d by Pirates after brutal season · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Camilo Doval went from the Yankees to the Pirates. asserted
Doval → go → Pirates
He’s now gone from the Pirates to a future that’s to be determined. asserted
that → go → future
The hard-throwing reliever was designated for assignment on Tuesday after the Pirates activated fellow reliever — and former Yankee — Kirby Yates off the injured list. asserted
Pirates → throw → list
Doval was viewed as one of the prizes of the 2025 trade deadline when the Yankees acquired him from the Giants and David Bednar from the Pirates in moves that looked like they would lock down the late innings. asserted
they → view → innings
While things have gone well for Bednar, it just never really materialized for Doval. asserted
it → go → Doval
The right-hander held a 4.82 ERA and 1.61 WHIP across 22 games with the Yankees last year and struggled once more this year with a 4.54 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, which marked the lowest number of his career. asserted
which → hold → career
Ahead of this year’s trade deadline, the Yankees shipped Doval to the Pirates in exchange for minor leaguers Omar Alfonzo and Luis Cruz. asserted
Yankees → ship → Cruz
“I think he’s a really good kid that really tried to make adjustments,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the trade. asserted
Boone → think → trade
“Partly because of the performance of a lot of different guys, too, that earned more leveraged roles, it kind of bumped him down a little bit, which I think was a bit of a challenge for him. asserted
I → earn → him
Even in the last couple weeks, we’ve seen a couple outings where it’s been, man, pretty electric. asserted
it → see → outings
Hopefully, he goes there and it’s a fresh start for him.” asserted
it → go → him
The 29-year-old did fare marginally better in Pittsburgh with a 3.79 ERA, but his walk rate (6.6) would be the worst of his big league career if played out over a full season. asserted
rate → fare → season
Pittsburgh (79-77), which was in the National League wild-card race at the deadline, was eliminated from postseason contention last week. asserted
which → eliminate → contention
Part of that was the bullpen moves (Doval and Luke Weaver) not bringing as much to the table as the team would have hoped. asserted
team → bring → table
Weaver, after a dominant first half with the Mets, saw his ERA skyrocket to 5.79 with the Pirates, part of which he attributed to a “severe” case of poison ivy. asserted
he → see → ivy
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