San Diego Padres heart fielder Jackson Merrill has agreed to a nine-year, $135 million extension, the crew introduced Wednesday.
The contract runs from 2026-34, features a $30 million membership choice for a tenth season and carries a most worth of $204 million, in accordance with a number of stories.
Merrill, who turns 22 on April 19, wouldn’t have been eligible for wage arbitration till 2027. The crew choice in 2035 reportedly converts to a participant choice if he has a top-five end in MVP voting at any level throughout his deal.
An All-Star and the Nationwide League Rookie of the Yr runner-up in 2024, Merrill is off to a scorching begin by way of six video games this season. He’s batting .400 (8-for-20) with a house run, a double and 6 RBIs.
Merrill batted .292 with 24 homers, 90 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 156 video games in 2024. San Diego drafted him within the first spherical (twenty seventh total) in 2021.
–Discipline Degree Media