The Seattle Mariners and All-Star rookie outfielder Julio Rodríguez are reportedly close to a long-term extension that could be one of the largest contracts in Major League Baseball history.
According to Jesse Sanchez, the extension would guarantee Rodríguez more than $200 million, and the total value of the deal could wind up in the vicinity of $450 million. Jeff Passan reports that the deal will cover 14 years, and he puts that exact guarantee at $210 million.
A $210 million guarantee would make Rodríguez’s reported extension the largest contract ever for a player with fewer than two years of major-league service time. The current largest overall contract in MLB history is the $426.5 million extension that Mike Trout signed with the Los Angeles Angels in March of 2019.