After three separate stints with the Yankees, Tommy Kahnle’s time in pinstripes may not be over just yet. The free agent reliever still has interest in re-signing with the club, a source reiterated after Kahnle himself expressed a desire to return after the Yankees lost the World Series. The source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, also confirmed that the Yankees have expressed mutual interest in a reunion, though seven other unspecified teams have also shown intrigue. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman first reported on Kahnle’s market. A Latham, N.Y., native, Kahnle was selected by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 2010 draft. He then began his big league career with the Rockies and White Sox before the Bombers acquired him from Chicago in a 2017 trade. Kahnle remained in pinstripes through the 2020 season, missed all of 2021 due to Tommy John surgery and pitched for the Dodgers in 2022 before signing a two-year deal with the Yankees before the 2023 season. The highly eccentric, oft-injured righty is coming off a strong season, as Kahnle recorded a 2.11 ERA over 50 games and 42.2 innings. Along the way, he essentially became a one-pitch pitcher, throwing his lethal changeup 73.1% of the time during the regular season. By the end of the postseason, he was only throwing that pitch. Kahnle mostly pitched well in the playoffs, posting a 2.08 ERA over 8.2 innings. But in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the World Series, he failed to protect a one-run lead, allowed all three batters he faced to reach base, and was charged with two earned runs. The Yankees went on to lose that game — shoddy defense was more to blame — and the Fall Classic to the Dodgers that night. MLB Trade Rumors predicted a two-year, $13 million deal for the 35-year-old Kahnle, a slight bump from the two-year, $11.5 million pact he’s coming off of. That might be a little steep for the Yankees, who have a knack for turning unheralded relievers into high-leverage arms. However, the team has multiple holes in its bullpen, as Tim Hill and Clay Holmes are also free agents. So are Jonathan Loáisiga and Lou Trivino, who made little-to-no impact in 2024 thanks to injuries, and Tim Mayza, who was non-tendered. Like Kahnle, there is also mutual interest in a reunion between the Yankees and Hill. Meanwhile, some teams have expressed interest in Holmes as a starter after he was removed from the Yankees’ closing role last season.