Anthony Rizzo is enjoying what could be his final Yankees days

More than anyone else in the Yankees clubhouse possibly could, Anthony Rizzo understood what it took to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the World Series.

But the veteran first baseman arrived at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday also knowing he could be playing his final game as a Yankee.

Within five days of the conclusion of the World Series — which the Dodgers led 3-0 heading into Tuesday’s Game 4 in The Bronx — the Yankees must either pick up a $17 million team option on Rizzo for 2025 or buy him out for $6 million.

It is also possible that the two sides may try to negotiate a deal at a different price.

“I love playing here,” Rizzo said Tuesday afternoon. “I love being a Yankee. I love what comes with it. I love the standard that’s been set here from all generations, the great Yankees of the past.

“Yeah, it could easily be (my last game as a Yankee). I’m a realist. I’m not naive about it. But I think all that will shape up when the time is right. It’s more just driving on the pitch and being with this group that means the most to me.”

The 35-year-old Rizzo, who came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the 2016 World Series with the Cubs, has spent this year’s ALCS and World Series playing through two broken fingers on his right hand.

Nonetheless, he entered Tuesday hitting .364 with a .926 OPS, providing an unexpected source of offense near the bottom of the lineup.

The left-handed hitter, coming off back-to-back injury-plagued seasons, was already a respected figure inside the Yankees’ clubhouse, but has only enhanced that by playing badly in these playoffs.

“He’s loved in there (the clubhouse), loved by me,” manager Aaron Boone said. “What he’s been through the last couple of years on the injury front, coming back and playing through what he’s playing through right now and playing at the level he’s playing at, it’s a good look into his playoff ability, his big-play ability. , his toughness, as I say it, his moxie, his ability to play the game within the game.

“I feel like he’s willing to be himself in certain situations. He’s a big presence in our room.”

Whether he will continue to be the next year, however, is still in doubt.

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The Yankees don’t exactly have anyone knocking on the door from the minor leagues to play first base — rookie Ben Rice provided a spark there this summer when Rizzo was out with a broken forearm, even though he’s a natural catcher — but Rizzo comes off the worst two regular seasons of his 14-year career.

After hitting .244 with a .706 OPS in 99 games in 2023 — before finally being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome after playing through it for two months — he hit .228 with a .637 OPS in 92 games this season, which included missing two and a half months with the forearm injury.

With Hal Steinbrenner already saying a $300 million-plus payroll isn’t sustainable and the Yankees offseason expected to center around trying to re-sign Juan Soto to a hefty contract, it’s unlikely they’ll bring Rizzo back to 17 million dollars.

But it’s not out of the question that he still finds a way back onto the roster next year at a lower price.

Meanwhile, Rizzo tried to soak up the final days of the season.

“There’s no tomorrow anymore,” Rizzo said. “There really isn’t. Today could be our last drive to the ballpark. Today could be the last time this team is ever together – it could be the last time we’re ever together.”