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Cashman: Gray put Yankees in mix to raise value

December 8, 2025

Associated PressDec 8, 2025, 12:23 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsORLANDO, Fla. -- Brian Cashman says Sonny Gray admitted he expressed a desire to play in New York at the behest of his agent so as not to harm his free-agency value and didn't voice his dislike of the Big Apple until after the 2018 trade deadline had passed. After his arrival for Major League Baseball's winter meetings, the longtime New York Yankees general manager was asked about Gray, who was acquired by the Boston Red Sox in a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals last month.

Cashman: Gray put Yankees in mix to raise value

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The veteran starter spoke of his 1 1/2 seasons in New York during a Zoom news conference on Dec.
2, announcing the signing."New York was, it just wasn't a good situation for me, wasn't a great setup for me and my family," he said.
"I never wanted to go there in the first place."Gray was traded from Oakland to the Yankees in July 2017 and went 15-16 with a 4.52 ERA with New York.
He was dropped from the rotation in August 2018 after he smirked when fans booed as he walked off the Yankee Stadium mound in the third inning of a 7-5 loss to Baltimore.
He was dealt to Cincinnati in January 2019."After the deadline was over, he asked to meet with me.

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Cashman: Gray put Yankees in mix to raise value

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