The New York Yankees are a game away from losing the World Series. First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who’s spent the last four years with the Yankees, acknowledged Game 4 of the World Series could be his last in pinstripes, per The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.
“This could very well be (my last game). I’m a realist, and it’s not like I’m naive to it, but I think all that will shape out when the time is right.”
Rizzo is playing in the final season of a two-year, $40 million contract with a third-year club option he signed in November 2022. It’s been reported that is unlikely New York will exercise his third year.
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