That could have been the soundtrack for pitchers David Bednar and Jake Bird, two relievers on last-place teams who ran into each other unexpectedly in the Denver airport early Friday morning and boarded a flight to Miami to join the Yankees, who acquired them at the trade deadline Thursday.

The Yankees finally upgraded their bullpen, agreeing to a deal for Pirates closer David Bednar ahead of the trade deadline.

The Yankees added two right-handed reinforcements to the backend of their bullpen without dealing away any of their major prospects.