The star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres agreed on Wednesday on an extension of a $ 340 million contract extension for 14 years, a source familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The $ 340 million extension is the third largest contract in MLB history, following only Mike Trout’s $ 426.5 million extension over 12 years with the Angels and Mookie Betts’ extension of $ 365 million over 12 years years with the Dodgers.
The 14-year contract is arguably the longest in MLB history.
Tatis, 22, made the All-MLB first team and won a Silver Slugger award after beating .277 by 17 home runs and 45 RBIs in the 2020 season with pandemic. He finished fourth in the NL MVP poll.
As a rookie in 2019, Tatis hit .317 / .379 / .590 with 22 homers and 53 RBIs.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Tatis’ 38 career home as a shortstop in 143 career games (he has one homer as a designated hitter) is the most by a shortstop in his first 150 career games in the modern era (since 1900). He is also the only player in the modern era to have scored at least 35 homers and 25 stolen bases in his first 150 career games.
Since Manny Machado signed a $ 300 million 10-year deal with San Diego before the 2019 season, the Padres are the first team to ever sign multiple players to $ 300 million deals.
Tatis is the third player aged 22 and younger to sign a $ 100 million contract. He joins Trout, who signed a $ 144.5 million deal in 2014 at the age of 22, and Ronald Acuna Jr., an Atlanta Braves outfielder, who signed a $ 100 million extension in 2019 at the age of has. 21.