SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 06: J.A. Happ #33 of the New York Yankees reacts after allowing a two run home run to Mike Zunino (not pictured) of the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning in Game Two of the American League Division Series at PETCO Park on October 06, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
It’s the end of an era in the Bronx. After declining his 2021 option, the New York Yankees will be freed of left-hander JA Happ, whose tenure with the organization did not end well after controversy in 2020.