The Yankees’ best reliever before he landed on the injured list last month — not to mention most of last season — he has returned with a long-ball issue that is not going away.

The Yankees tweaked their bullpen on Thursday, sending a rookie down to Triple-A to make space for a new face. Right-hander Rico Garcia was added to the active roster, the team announced. The Yankees picked Garcia up off waivers from the Mets earlier this week.

After throwing only 55 pitches in three innings against the Blue Jays on Thursday, Clarke Schmidt exited with what the Yankees described as right forearm tightness. On Friday morning, the team placed the righthander on the 15-day injured list.

Yankees pitching staff has been getting battered and reliever Luke Weaver has given up home runs in three consecutive games

Luke Weaver wants Major League Baseball to limit catcher's interference calls. With two on and one out in the seventh inning of a 4-4 game, the New York Yankees reliever thought he had struck out Toronto pinch-hitter Addison Barger.

Luke Weaver has heard the Michael King comparisons.. The Yankees’ reliever doesn’t think they’re particularly on point, even if King’s old job description matches Weaver’s new one.

Yankees reliever Luke Weaver has made his way around the league, but he is having his best season yet in The Bronx. He takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.

The Yankees hope Weaver — who raised some concerns with reduced velocity during the spring — is back. It was his second appearance of the season and the first in a week since the opener.

New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells, left, and Jazz Chisholm Jr., second from left watch as pitcher Luke Weaver, right, hands the ball to manager Aaron Boone as he leaves during the eighth ...

Luke Weaver started for the Reds against the Yankees in May 2023. Now he's pitching in the MLB postseason, as the Yankees' closer.

Devin Williams took over ninth-inning duties, and while the numbers are better, he hasn’t looked like the same guy who shut down games in Milwaukee. He’s shown he’s vulnerable in big spots, which is concerning for a team looking to head back to the World Series. That was already the state of things when the injuries really piled up.