Fernando Tatis Jr., left, and the San Diego Padres reached an agreement Wednesday on a 14-year $ 340 million contract extension, a source familiar with the agreement 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 $ 365 extension of Angels and Mookie Betts over the course of 12 years. 12 years with the Dodgers.
The 14-year contract is considered to be the longest in MLB history.
The 22-year-old Tatis made his first All-MLB team and won a Silver Slugger award after hitting .277 with 17 home runs and 45 RBIs in the 2020 season shortened by the pandemic. He finished fourth in the NV MVP vote.
As a rookie in 2019, Tatis reached .317 / .379 / .590 with 22 homers and 53 RBIs.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Tatis’ 38 career races as a shortstop in 143 career games (he has a homer as a designated hitter) are more than a shortstop in his first 150 career games in the modern era. (since 1900). He is also the only player of the modern era to have recorded at least 35 homers and 25 stolen bases in his first 150 games of his career.
With Manny Machado signing a 10-year, $ 300 million contract with San Diego before the 2019 season, the Padres are the first team to sign more than $ 300 million.
Tatis is 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 22-year-old Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., who signed a $ 100 million extension in 2019 at the age of 22. 21.