NEW YORK — The Yankees have just a few more days to decide on Gio Gonzalez. The veteran left-hander has an April 20 opt-out clause in his minor-league deal.

But if he doesn’t help the big-league club, he’s at least made an impact at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Gonzalez has been somewhat of a Santa Claus there.

Since the start of the season, he’s bought a pair of Nike sneakers for every member of the team, installed a “Street Fighter” arcade game in the clubhouse and purchased several team meals, a person connected to the Scranton clubhouse told NJ Advance Media.

“He’s the best,” first baseman Mike Ford said Tuesday.

“He’s a really good teammate,” third baseman Gio Urshela said.

Gonzalez’s contract with the Yankees comes with a $3 million base salary in the majors. He’s also set to make $300,000 per start in the major leagues. He’s made about $66 million over an 11-year major-league career, according to Baseball Reference.

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He’s got a 6.00 ERA in three starts at Scranton. His first start was awful (four innings, eight runs). But he was much better the second (six innings, 0 runs) and third (five innings, two runs) times on the mound.

Triple-A manager Jay Bell had high praise for Gonzalez after Gonzalez’s second outing. Here’s what Bell told NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller:

“Shoot, he’s got 10 years in the big leagues. He wants to get back there. Nobody who has that much service time wants to stay in Triple-A, but he enjoys the game and that’s one of the things that has been special to watch.

"Even in the minor leagues, he’s still getting after it. His work days have been great. He’s preparing himself well. He’s preparing for excellence. I think the guys are drawn to him.”

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