Machado, SD agree on 11-year, $350M extension (source)

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have constructed a World Series contender round Manny Machado. Now, the famous person third baseman is ready to remain put in San Diego for a protracted, very long time.

Machado and the Padres have agreed to an 11-year extension price $350 million, sources informed MLB.com on Sunday. The deal begins this yr, which means Machado could be beneath contract by way of the 2033 season, when he’ll flip 41 years previous. The group has not confirmed the deal, which features a full no-trade clause and no choose outs, per a supply.

Machado had six years and $180 million remaining on the contract he signed with the Padres previous to the 2019 season. But he additionally had an opt-out clause in that deal which he may’ve exercised following the ’23 season. This previous offseason, he knowledgeable the Padres of his plans to train that opt-out until the 2 sides may agree on an extension.

That settlement seems to have come to fruition.

All alongside, either side have been hopeful a deal would get achieved earlier than the beginning of the season — maybe probably the most extremely anticipated season in franchise historical past.

Machado has been the centerpiece of the Padres’ turnaround from also-ran to perennial World Series contender. When he signed in San Diego for 10 years and $300 million in 2019, it was briefly the most important contract in North American skilled sports activities historical past. The deal turned loads of heads, with the Padres at the moment amid a playoff drought that spanned greater than a dozen years.

Since then, the Padres have overhauled their ethos. If Machado was the primary famous person, they now have a roster filled with them. Machado is entrenched in a lineup with Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts. In the previous 12 months, the Padres have additionally prolonged beginning pitchers Joe Musgrove and Yu Darvish within the rotation. They introduced Soto and nearer Josh Hader on board through commerce.

It’s an array of expertise the likes of which San Diego hadn’t beforehand seen from its baseball group. At the middle of it’s Machado, the unquestioned chief and de facto captain. Decent participant, too.

Since his arrival in San Diego, Machado has batted .280/.352/.504 with 108 dwelling runs and a pair of top-three MVP finishes. He raked within the 2022 postseason, too, serving to carry the Padres to their first NLCS in 24 years.

Machado has achieved loads in his 11-year large league profession. He’s the proprietor of 283 homers and 1,597 profession hits — greater than midway to 2 of baseball’s most storied milestones. He’s a six-time All-Star, an achieved defender and he hasn’t spent a day on the injured record since 2014.

One factor Machado has but to attain? He has not received a World Series, regardless of reaching the Championship Series spherical in all three of his stops — Baltimore, Los Angeles and San Diego. He’s spoken usually about his want to assist deliver the Padres their first title.

Now, he’s on board for the lengthy haul in his quest to take action.