After the 2017 season, the Red Sox offered Mookie Betts an eight-year, $200 million contract extension. Betts said no, thanks - and then went out and posted one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history, winning the American League MVP Award and leading Boston to a franchise-record 108 wins and a World Series championship.
On Wednesday, Betts said he does not "expect anything to happen until I'm a free agent" (after the 2020 season), but he also would not rule out the chance that he and the Red Sox would agree on a deal.