The New York Yankees re-signed first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Tuesday, giving him a deal which could max out at three years and $51 million.
and New York Yankees , Rizzo has a .265 batting average with 839R, 312 doubles, 22 triples, 283HR, 889RBI and 719BB in 1,536 career games. A three-time NL All-Star , he has hit at least 20 home runs nine times in his career and is the only player since 2013 to hit at least 20 home runs in nine seasons.
Rizzo finished in the top four in NL MVP voting twice and was a member of the 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs. The first baseman is a four-time Gold Glove Award winner and was named the 2016 NL Platinum Glove winner. Since 2011, his .995 fielding percentage at first base is the sixth-best at the position .
He was originally acquired by the Yankees along with cash considerations from the Cubs on July 29, 2021, in exchange for minor league RHP Alexander Vizcaíno and OF Kevin Alcántara. Rizzo then re-signed with the Yankees on March 17, 2022, signing a two-year Major League contract extending through the 2023 season with a player opt-out following 2022. He exercised that opt-out on November 9, 2022.
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