The New York Yankees were predicted to replace former first baseman Anthony Rizzo with Christian Walker in MLB free agency.

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.

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 opted to decline first baseman Anthony Rizzo's third-year option, making him a free agent.

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

It was clear that Anthony Rizzo knew that his days with the Yankees were all but numbered. Perhaps that was why more than an hour after the final out of Game 5 of the World Series, he was still in his pinstripes while the rest of his teammates were already in their street clothes