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Padres’ Machado gets 11-year, $350M deal

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All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new 11-year, $350 million contract that will keep him with the Padres through 2033, ESPN first reported Sunday.

The 30-year-old third baseman had said that after this season, he planned to opt out of the 10-year, $300 million free agent deal he signed in 2019.

With the $120 million he already has received, the new deal increases the free-spending Padres’ commitment to Machado to $470 million over 15 years.

Machado, who has helped turn the Padres into a World Series contender, finished second in the National League MVP race last year.

He’ll anchor a superstar-laden lineup that includes Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr., who can return on April 20 from an 80-game suspension for performanc­e-enhancing drugs.

Last season, Machado batted .298 with 32 home runs and 102 RBIs.

College basketball: No. 5 Purdue clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title after Maryland beat No. 21 Northweste­rn 75-59. The Boilermake­rs (24-5, 13-5) now have a record 25 Big Ten championsh­ips, three more than Indiana.

Golf: American Lilia Vu, 25, rallied from six strokes down to win the LPGA Thailand by one shot for her first career title.

NBA: Brook Lopez made a tiebreakin­g layup with 24.8 seconds left and the Bucks edged the visiting Suns 104-101 for their 14th consecutiv­e victory. The Bucks were without Giannis Antetokoun­mpo, who suffered a bruised right quadriceps Friday against the Heat.

NHL: Predators GM David Poilem the winningest GM in league history, will retire June 30 after 26 seasons with the club, according to reports. Poile, 73, is expected to remain with the franchise in a consulting role. Barry Trotz, the first coach in Preds’ history, will take over for Poile.

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