Earlier this morning, Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news that the Atlanta Braves signed Ronald Acuña Jr. to an eight-year contract extension with two club options. Over the eight years, Acuña will make a minimum of $100 million and a maximum of $124 million if the Braves pick up his two options. Acuña, who would have been a free agent in the 2023-24 offseason entering his age 27 season, is now going to be a Brave until he’s 31.
This is just one of many major extensions that have been signed this offseason. Earlier this week, Xander Bogaerts signed a six-year, $132 million extension with the Red Sox.