Shortstop Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing a seven-year, $132 million contract extension, league sources tell ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The deal, which was first reported as close by Boston radio station WEEI, includes the $12 million Bogaerts was scheduled to make this season, then $120 million over the final six years.
The deal will include an opt-out clause, according to sources.
Bogaerts has played all six-plus of his major league seasons with the Red Sox, making his major league debut in 2013. He has hit 75 career home runs with 834 hits and 387 RBIs and appeared in the postseason four times.
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