Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays comply with huge 14-year contract extension

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $500 million, 14-year contract that begins in 2026, an individual accustomed to the negotiations advised The Related Press, a deal that removes what would have been the most important star from subsequent offseason’s free-agent market.

The individual spoke on situation of anonymity early Monday as a result of the settlement had not been introduced.

Guerrero’s deal doesn’t embody any deferred cash, the individual stated.

Guerrero agreed in January to a $28.5 million, one-year contract that averted arbitration and the four-time All-Star first baseman had stated he would not negotiate after he reported to spring coaching in mid-February. Nonetheless, talks along with his agent continued nicely into the common season.

Guerrero acquired the third-largest contract in whole {dollars} behind outfielder Juan Soto’s $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets that began this season and two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, 10-year settlement with the Los Angeles Dodgers that started final 12 months and is closely deferred.

Guerrero’s $35.71 million common annual worth below the brand new deal ranks eighth amongst present contracts behind the agreements of Ohtani ($70 million), Soto ($51 million), Philadelphia pitcher Zack Wheeler ($42 million), Yankees outfielder Aaron Choose ($40 million), Texas pitcher Jacob deGrom ($37 million), Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell ($36.4 million) and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole ($36 million).

A son of Corridor of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, the Blue Jays star turned 26 final month and would have been a free agent this fall at a comparatively younger age.

Guerrero is a .277 profession hitter with 160 homers and 511 RBIs. He is batting .256 with no homers and 4 RBIs within the first 10 video games this season.

Searching for its first World Sequence title since profitable championships in 1992 and 1993, Toronto notably didn’t land Ohtani, Soto and Roki Sasaki. The Blue Jays agreed to a $92.5 million, five-year contract with outfielder Anthony Santander, a $15.5 million, one-year contract with right-hander Max Scherzer and a $33 million, three-year contract with reliever Jeff Hoffman.

Toronto shortstop Bo Bichette, a two-time All-Star, stays eligible at no cost company after this 12 months’s World Sequence.

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