'9 YEARS AND 445.5 BILLION WON CONTRACT → 5 SEASONS AND OPT-OUT → WITHDRAWAL IN A FEW DAYS' CALL CONTINUES WITH 'EXISTING CONTRACT' WITH YANKEES

Gerrit Cole is expected to remain with the New York Yankees. "For now, it's like Cole is not opting out at all," the Major League's official website "MLB.com " said on Monday (Korea time). "One source told Mark Feinsand of "MLB.com " that Cole initially agreed to stay with the Yankees under the contract that he was opting out of. Both sides said