The New York Yankees offered a contract to catcher Gary Sanchez on Wednesday, the deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players for the 2021 season.
The Yankees also agreed to a one-year, $1.05 million contract with right-hander Luis Cessa and a one-year deal with right-hander Ben Heller, who gets $625,000 in the majors and $225,000 in the minors.
The Yankees allowed right-hander Jonathan Holder to become a free agent, declining to offer a 2021 contract.
Sanchez was replaced by Kyle Higashioka as the Yankees' primary catcher in the playoffs after hitting just .