NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Masahiro Tanaka #19 of the New York Yankees in action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on September 10, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Rays 5-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
At the end of the 2017 season, Masahiro Tanaka will be left with a choice: remain in New York, or test the free agent market.
Whatever his decision may be, the Yankees won’t attempt to make the first move.
“Hopefully he has a great year and he’ll have a decision to make,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday.