By declining Anthony Rizzo's team option, Yankees will spend the offseason figuring out first base along with trying to retain Juan Soto.

On Saturday the Yankees declined their 2025 club option on Rizzo, who becomes a free agent. The Yankees essentially decided he was not worth $11 million; he could have been brought back for $17 million and was bought out for $6 million.

The first baseman is set to become a free agent while New York can void the pitcher's opt-out by adding an extra year to his current contract.

The New York Yankees have opted not to pay first baseman Anthony Rizzo $17 million for his age 35 season, sending the former All-Star into free agency.

Rizzo is now a free agent as the Yankees declined his $17 million club option for the 2025 season. That means the Yankees are on the hook for a $6 million buyout.

If the Yankees erase their current two-game deficit and go on to win their 28th World Series, the Pastry Shop will do something special to celebrate, according to Darlene Mayewski, the daughter of Butch Lanzerotti and niece of Jerry. “My dad was a die-hard Mets fan — and now he’s a Yankee fan,” she quipped.

The first baseman may have played his last game in pinstripes as the Yankees declined his $17 million option sending him to the open market and triggering a $6 million buyout.

The New York Yankees were predicted to replace former first baseman Anthony Rizzo with Christian Walker in MLB free agency. The post Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo Replacement Predicted to Land $60 Million Deal appeared first on Heavy.

While the New York Yankees have been linked to slugger Pete Alonso recently as a potential Anthony Rizzo replacement, a