Yankees Kick A.J. Burnett Out The Door with Hilariously Awkward Press Release
When the New York Yankees shipped A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh last week they actually paid the Pirates $18 million of the $31 million left on his contract so they would agree to take the underachieving pitcher off of their hands.
If that wasn’t insult enough, the Yanks took a final jab at Burnett in this hysterically awkward press release announcing the trade:
Burnett, 35, was signed by the Yankees