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Yankees will pick up RHP Luis Severino’s $15 million option

The New York Yankees will pick up Luis Severino’s $15 million option for 2023, according to general manager Brian Cashman.

Cashman announced the team’s intentions at his otherwise uneventful end-of-year press conference.

Brian Cashman said that the #Yankees will pick up Luis Severino’s option for 2023.

This was an absolute no-brainer of a decision for the Yankees. Luis Severino dazzled in his first full season back from having Tommy John surgery in 2020. Count out some midseason shoulder trouble, and he looked like his old self.

In 19 starts, Severino, 28, went 7-3 with a 3.