Anthony Rizzo becomes free agent after Yankees decline $17M option
NY Post
Long after Game 5 of the World Series, and the Yankees’ season, had ended, Anthony Rizzo remained in pinstripes.
He did not want to take off his uniform after 3 ¹/₂ seasons in The Bronx.
If he returns, it would require a new contract.
On Saturday, the Yankees declined their 2025 club option on Rizzo, who becomes a free agent.
The Yankees essentially decided he was not worth an extra $11 million; he could have been brought back for $17 million and was bought out for $6 million.
The Yankees, whose depth includes Oswaldo Cabrera, DJ LeMahieu and Ben Rice, are now in the market for a first baseman. Among the best-hitting free agents are Pete Alonso, Christian Walker and Paul Goldschmidt.
Tank Dell’s knee injury is bad enough that it could put his status in doubt for the start of the 2025 season.
The Jets want to get the fourth-most-targeted receiver in the NFL more involved in their offense.
ATLANTA — The Giants are a franchise bleeding despair right now.
Folks have been clamoring for Peter Laviolette to meaningfully reduce Mika Zibanejad’s minutes and that is what the Rangers head coach has done over the last week.
The Phillies are fortifying their already strong rotation.
The Knicks are saying hello again to Landry Shamet.
Mike LaFleur wore a postgame smile Sunday that was seldom seen when he called MetLife Stadium his full-time home.
NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans’ ballboy was caught up in an act of trickery that resulted in a technical foul.
Saturday wasn’t Tom Brady’s finest hour in the booth.
Josh Allen is the MVP favorite, and that’s perhaps just his second most impressive feat of the season thus far.
NEW ORLEANS — The Knicks didn’t need their best to beat the Pelicans, but they needed Jalen Brunson to strap on his cape.