Dominican shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres have agreed on a 14-year, $ 340 million contract extension, said a source familiar with ESPN’s Jeff Passan deal.
Tatis, 22, won the Silver Bat after hitting .277 with 17 homers and 45 RBIs in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season.
As a rookie in 2019, Tatis hit .317 / .379 / .590 with 22 home runs and 53 RBI’s.
The $ 340 million extension is the third largest contract in Major League history, only after Mike Trout’s 12-year extension of $ 426.5 million with the Los Angeles Angels and $ 365 million with 12 years. . From Mookie Betts with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
According to ESPN Stats & Information, Tatis ’38 home runs in his shortstop career in 143 games (he has one home run as designated hitter) are the highest total for a shortstop in his first 150 games in modern times (since 1900). He is also the only player in the modern era to have registered at least 35 homers and 25 stolen bases in his first 150 games.
With Manny Machado and his 10-year $ 300 million deal with San Diego ahead of the 2019 season, the Padres are the first team in history to sign a multi-player deal for at least $ 300 million.
Tatis is also the third player aged 22 or under to sign a $ 100 million deal. He joined Trout, who signed for $ 144.5 million in 2014 at the age of 22, and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., who signed a $ 100 million extension in 2019 at the age of 21.