Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement Wednesday on a 14-year, $ 340 million contract extension, a source familiar with the deal told Jeff Passan.
The $ 340 million extension is the third largest contract awarded in MLB history, surpassing Mike Trout’s $ 426.5 million extension for 12 years with an $ 365 million extension. ‘Angels and Mookie Betts for 12 years with the Dodgers.
Tatis, 22, formed the All-MLB first team and won a Silver Slugger award after hitting .277 with 17 homers and 45 RBI in the 2020 pandemic-reduced season. He finished fourth in the NL MVP vote.
As a rookie in 2019, Tatis hit .317 / .379 / .590 with 22 homers and 53 RBI.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Tatis’ 38 home runs as a shortstop in 143 career games (he has a homer as a designated hitter) are the shortest within his first 150 career games in the modern era (since 1900). He is also the only player of the modern era to record at least 35 homers and 25 stolen bases in his first 150 career games.
With Manny Machado signing a ten-year, $ 300 million deal with San Diego before the 2019 season, the Padres are the first team to sign several players with $ 300 million.
Tatis is also the third player aged 22 or under to sign a $ 100 million contract, joining Trout, who signed a $ 144.5 million deal in 2014 at age 22, and the Atlanta camper. Braves Ronald Acuna Jr., who signed a $ 100 million extension in 2019 to 21 years.