BALTIMORE — The Yankees nuked a report they are willing to let ace Masahiro Tanaka flee if the right-hander opts out of his contract at the end of this season and becomes a free agent.
“I never heard any of this,’’ Yankees team president Randy Levine told The Post on Thursday night.
The report also stated the Yankees are miffed at Casey Close, Tanaka’s agent, for holding the opt-out clause over their heads.
“That has nothing to do with it,’’ Levine said. “We normally don’t move until the event.’’
General manager Brian Cashman said the organization isn’t ticked at Close because there has been no talk of opting out.