Dominican shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement for a contract extension for 14 years and $ 340 million, said a source familiar with the deal to Jeff pass from ESPN.
Tatis, 22, won the Bat Plata after beating 277 with 17 homers and 45 RBIs in the season cut short by the pandemic by the COVID-19 in 2020.
As a rookie in 2019, Tatis had 317/379/590 lineup with 22 home runs and 53 RBIs.
The $ 340 million extension is the third largest contract in Major League history, just behind Mike Trout’s $ 426,500-12-year extension with the Los Angeles Angels and the $ 365 million extension for 12 seasons of Mookie Betts with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Tatis’ 38 homers in his career as a shortstop in 143 games (he has a home run as a designated hitter) are the highest total for a Parador short in his first 150 games in the modern era (since 1900). He is also the only player in the modern era to record at least 35 steals and 25 stolen bases in his first 150 games.
With Manny Machado and his 10-year contract and $ 300 million with San Diego before the 2019 season, the Parents are the first team in history to sign several players with an agreement for at least $ 300 million.
Tatis is also the third player aged 22 or younger to sign a $ 100 million contract. He joined Trout, who signed for $ 144,500,000 in 2014 at age 22, and Ronald Acuña Jr., an Atlanta Braves gardener, who signed a $ 100 million extension in 2019 at age 21.