Jacoby Ellsbury’s seven-year, $153 million contract didn’t end up working out for the New York Yankees. Now, the team is reportedly trying to mitigate that by simply not paying him the rest of the money it owes him after his release on Wednesday.
The New York Post reported Friday that the Yankees will seek to recoup the $26 million remaining on Ellsbury’s contract — a $21 million salary for 2020 and a $5 million buyout for his 2021 team option — due to the player’s reported use of an outside facility to rehab injuries.