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 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.

A notable MLB insider pointed to a pair of NL sluggers as likely Anthony Rizzo replacement targets for the New York Yankees this winter.

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 New York Yankees were eliminated at home in Game 5 of the World Series, and Anthony Rizzo was among the players who had to admit how painful it was to lose in that fashion.

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