Tuesday afternoon was the deadline for players with a qualifying offer to accept them or head into free agency this winter. The Yankees had one offer out to Trent Grisham, and today he opted to accept it and return to the Yankees for 2026.

This means the Yankees will owe Grisham $22.05 million next season, which could be an interesting test of their offseason plans.

Grisham was originally a bit of a throw in to the Juan Soto trade back in December 2023, with the Yankees taking on his contract off the Padres’ books and lightening the load they had to give up in return. He was mainly a bench player in the 2024 season and didn’t produce a ton.

Grisham then got some playing time early in the 2025 and made the most of it. His hot start got him regular appearances in the Yankees’ lineup and h

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