Yankees finalize deals for Gardner, Wilson
Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees have finalized a $5.15 million, one-year contract for the outfielder to return for a 14th season. New York also finalized its $5.15 million, one-year deal with left-hander Justin Wilson on Tuesday.
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TAMPA, Fla. Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees have finalized a $5.15 million, one-year contract for the outfielder to return for a 14th season.
New York also finalized its deal with left-hander Justin Wilson on Tuesday that also could be worth $5.15 million for two seasons.
Both deals are likely to be worth $4 million for one season but had complicated structures that could lower their 2021 evaluation for the luxury tax.
AP source: LHP Justin Wilson agrees to deal with Yankees
By RONALD BLUMFebruary 16, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this July 12, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees relief pitcher Justin Wilson delivers against the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. Left-hander Wilson returned to the Yankees after two seasons with the Mets in Queens, agreeing Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, to a one-year contract that includes player and club options for 2022, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)