Giants’ Flores gets new deal
Infielder Wilmer Flores and the San Francisco Giants agreed Monday to a contract that guarantees $16.5 million over the next three seasons and could be worth up to $21.5 million.
Flores gets salaries of $6.5 million each of the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The deal includes an $8.5million club option for 2025. If the team declines, Flores has a $3.5million player option.
Flores, 31, entered Monday hitting .235 with a career high-tying 18 homers and career-best 65 RBIs.
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