Yankees Give New Deal to Anthony Rizzo

The New York Yankees have reached an agreement on a new, multi-year contract with first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

Anthony Rizzo truly enjoyed being a Yankee, and getting $20 million a year to stay — $17 million each of the next two years, plus a $6 million buyout on a 2025 option will keep him in the Bronx.

Rizzo, who was acquired by the Yankees from the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2021 trade deadline, was one of the team’s most consistent hitters during the postseason, leading all players with eight RBIs and a .432 on base percentage, as well as finishing second behind only Harrison Bader with eight total hits and two home runs, which tied Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

Rizzo had previously signed a two-year, $32 million deal with the Yankees last offseason, which included an opt out after the first year, allowing him to test free agency this offseason.

The Parkland, Florida native hit a career best 32 home runs — a feat he accomplished three times (2014, 2016, 2017) with the Cubs — and 75 RBIs in 130 games.

KFC to Debut Two New Sandwiches

KFC is about to add two new chicken sandwiches: the Ultimate BBQ KFC Chicken Sandwich and Spicy Slaw Chicken Sandwich.

  • The Ultimate BBQ KFC Chicken Sandwich features an Extra Crispy, 100 percent white meat filet with KFC’s Honey BBQ sauce, crispy fried onions, hickory-smoked bacon, melted cheese and pickles all on a premium brioche bun. 
  • The Spicy Slaw Chicken Sandwich consists of an Extra Crispy, 100 percent white meat filet is topped with cole slaw to perfectly cool down the heat of the spicy mayo, topped with pickles all on a premium brioche bun.

Both sandwiches are available a la carte or in a combo that also includes a medium drink and an individual side.

Stadium Might Be Cause Of Former Phillies Dying Of Cancer

A recent study conducted by the Philadelphia Inquirer showed that the artificial turf at Veterans Stadium, the longtime former home of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies and the National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles, had cancerous chemicals, which may have been the cause of several former Phillies players’ deaths.

The Inquirer launched its investigation into the Vet’s turf after relief pitcher David West became the sixth former Phillies player to have died from glioblastoma, a rare, aggressive form of brain cancer, following Tug McGrawJohn VukovichKen BrettDan Quisenberry and Johnny Oates, all of whom died before the age of 60. The study found that the turf, which was produced by Monsanto and used at the stadium from 1977 to 2001, had dangerous “forever chemicals.”

The chemicals are connected to several forms of cancer, including brain cancer, which claimed the lives of six of the 532 former Phillies players who played at the Vet from 1971 to 2003, more than triple the average rate of adult men.

Veterans Stadium was demolished in 2004 with the Phillies moving to Citizens Bank Park and the Eagles moving to Lincoln Financial Field that same year.