Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson both inked massive contract extensions last week, as the two former Rookies of the Year in New York will now be under team control through at least the 2030 season.
But as Gardner revealed to reporters on Tuesday, he actually received his contract the same day as Wilson — he just chose not to sign it initially. No, it wasn't because there was a last-second holdup in the finer details of the deal.
Gardner insisted that he simply wanted Wilson to have his moment. He didn’t want to take away any of the spotlight from his teammate’s historic day.