On the eve of Opening Day, the Los Angeles Dodgers locked up their newly-acquired superstar, Mookie Betts, to a 12-year contract extension that is worth $365 million and runs through the 2032 season.
The Dodgers got Betts in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox just before the start of Spring Training. One reason he was traded was because of Boston’s desire to get below the luxury tax threshold and the two sides not being able to an agreement in their own contract extension talks.
Despite everything Betts accomplished with the Red Sox, including winning a World Series, an American League MVP Award and being named to four All-Star teams, he will spend the rest of his career on the opposite side of the country in Los Angeles.