Right-hander Gerrit Cole decided Monday to remain with the New York Yankees on the four-year, $144 million contract he opted out of Saturday, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. Originally, the only way Cole would remain a Yankee without reaching free agency was if the club voided his opt-out with a one-year,

Gerrit Cole is coming back to the Yankees after all. After Cole opted out of the remainder of his nine-year, $324 million contract on Saturday, the Yankees and the ace pitcher agreed to stay together on the remainder of Cole's original contract,

New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole will remain on his four-year, $144 million deal he had opted out of on Saturday, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Monday.