The Tampa Bay Rays are wasting no time in securing shortstop Wander Franco.
Franco has agreed to a 12-year extension that will guarantee him $182 million for the first 11 years, according to a news release from the baseball team. However, there is a 12th-year club option that could bump the total value to $223 million.
The contract is breaking records for a player with less than one full year of service time with Franco being the fifth player the Rays have signed on to a long-term extension.
The Rays say the contract also “represents the largest commitment to a player in the 24-year history of the franchise and the largest in major league history for a player with less than a year of major league service time,” which was Ronald Acuna Jr.’s eight-year deal for $100 million with the Atlanta Braves.
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