Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger listened to pitches from other teams during his second foray into free agency, but he made it clear to his agent, Scott Boras, that calls from the New York Yankees come first.

The Yankees finalized their five-year, $162.5MM contract with Cody Bellinger last week. That would ordinarily come with a $32.5MM average annual value that counts against the team’s luxury tax ledger. In most cases, a contract’s luxury tax number is taken by dividing the number of guaranteed years from the overall amount of guaranteed money — regardless…

After Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham re-signed with the Yankees, manager Aaron Boone admitted the outlook for Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones competing to start has changed.

During a video call Wednesday to announce Cody Bellinger's re-signing, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he has been "openly willing to challenge anybody that we don't have a championship-caliber roster or team."

After Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham re-signed with the Yankees, manager Aaron Boone admitted the outlook for Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones competing to start has changed.