will remain with the through at least the 2022 season after the team picked up his $14 million contract option Thursday, according to Andy Martino of SNY.
Britton also indicated he was staying in New York with a Statue of Liberty emoji:
Thanks to a unique contract signed in 2019, the Yankees had to decide on the final year of the pitcher's deal within three days of the 2020 World Series ending. If the team had declined the option, he would have had the ability to opt out of the remainder of the deal and immediately become a free agent.