SD’s Myers nets $83M

First baseman Wil Myers and the San Diego Padres finalized a six-year, $83 million contract yesterday, the largest deal in the team’s history.

The 26-year-old Myers hit 28 homers and drove in 94 runs last season and also stole 28 bases.

“He’s got all sorts of potential,” Padres general manager A.J. Preller said on a conference call. “He can be the nucleus of championship-type team.”

Myers, who had been eligible for salary arbitration, receives a $15 million signing bonus. He gets salaries of $2 million apiece in the next two seasons, $3 million in 2019 and $20 million in each of the final three years. San Diego has a $20 million team option for 2023 with a $1 million buyout. Myers gets a suite on road trips and would get a one-time $1 million assignment bonus if traded. . . .

Jose Bautista is staying with the Toronto Blue Jays after all.

The free agent slugger agreed to a one-year, $18 million contract with Toronto that includes mutual options for more years, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Bautista’s deal contains a mutual option for a second season. . . .

Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman is expected to miss at least half the season after upcoming surgery to treat colitis, a digestive condition. . . .

The Rockies agreed to a one-year deal with utility player Alexi Amarista, who hit .257 with 11 RBI and nine stolen bases last season for the Padres. . . .

Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey has been pardoned by President Barack Obama on tax evasion charges from 1995.