Yankees face $36m dilemma as star man opts out of $144m deal

Gerrit Cole, the star pitcher for the , has opted out of his contract with the Bronx Bombers days after they lost the World Series to the Dodgers.

But under the terms of Cole's deal, the Yankees can still keep hold of him. He has four years left on his current contract, worth $144m. But the Yankees have the first option to extend that deal by another year, for a cost of $36million.

The 34-year-old Cole is one of the finest pitchers in the game but made a humiliating error in Wednesday's night game against the Dodgers that sparked an awful collapse from his team.

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