Chapman had until 12:01 AM on Sunday to decide whether or not he was going to opt-out of his contract but even if he did the expectation was he would return to the Yankees. He made it clear throughout the season that he didn’t want to leave New York and the Yankees definitely didn’t want to lose him. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the left-hander was hopeful he could get a two-year extension but he settled for one after the Yanks gave him a $3M increase in salary.
The 2019 season was another All-Star campaign for Chapman and one that earned him the Mariano Rivera Award for best reliever in the American League.