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Report: Yankees Trade Sonny Gray to Cincinnati Reds, Expected to Sign Extension

The New York Yankees have traded starting pitcher Sonny Gray and reliever Reiver Sanmartin to the Cincinnati Reds, ESPN's Jeff Pasan reported on Monday.

Gray was expected to hit free agency after the 2019 season but Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that he will sign an extension as part of a condition of his trade to the Reds. The extension is exected to be for three years and $30.5 million on top of the $7.5 million salary for the upcoming year and $12 million club option for 2023. It totals out to four guaranteed seasons and five years of control max at $50 million, Passan reports.