The San Francisco Giants have agreed a contract extension with third baseman Matt Chapman, who indicators for $151million over the following six years.
Matt Chapman Contract Extension
Matt Chapman has agreed to a six yr, $151million contract with the San Francisco Giants, simply months after agreeing to a brand new deal within the Bay space.
Chapman’s deal is from 2025 and can take over from his present three yr deal. The 31-year-old signed a brand new contract at the start of the yr and his new contract is ready to overlap that $54million deal which included no deferred cash.
The Giants additionally confirmed that Chapman will make a $125,000 donation to the Giants Neighborhood Fund each season till 2030.
Chapman earned a $1m signing bonus in his contract and he’ll earn $25m a yr, for the following 9 years till 2030 when his contract expires.
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The San Francisco third baseman has actually earned his new deal, with a powerful 4 gold gloves and 5 platinum gloves at third base throughout throughout his eight seasons within the MLB.
In 1,004 video games for the Giants, Chapman has 177 dwelling runs and 241 doubles – with 22 of these homers coming this season in what has been a constant yr thus far for San Francisco’s third baseman.
Up to now on this season, Chapman has performed 135 video games (out of a potential 140) for the Giants and on prime of his dwelling runs, he has additionally scored 13 doubles off 126 hits.
Issues haven’t been all plain crusing for Chapman within the final yr although, because the Giants star solely moved to San Francisco in direction of the top of free company, after he struggled to barter a transfer within the window.
Chapman’s contract marks a exceptional turnaround for the star from earlier than this season, when he was solid away by the Toronto Blue Jays on the finish of final yr and left to combat for himself in free company.
