Royals, shortstop Witt Jr. agree on 11-year contract
The Kansas City Royals and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. agreed to an 11-year contract worth about $291 million guaranteed.
The deal includes three years of team options that could drive the value to about $377 million and keep Witt in Kansas City through the 2037 season. Witt's guaranteed salary would make it the 16th largest deal in MLB history and the second-biggest pre-arbitration extension behind the 14-year, $340 million contract the Padres gave to Fernando Tatis Jr. last April.
The 23-year-old Witt became the first Royals player to enter the 3030 club last year, when he hit 30 homers and stole 49 bases.
His breakthrough season came after he hit 20 homers and stole 30 bases as a rookie. at Indiana at Miami at New York at Brooklyn Minnesota Oklahoma City at Phoenix
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