According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, all-star centerfielder Mike Trout has agreed to a record-breaking contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels for 12 years, worth $430 million. The contract has no opts out and will insure that Trout ride out his peak years and then some with LA.
The new contract will blow Bryce Harper’s record deal out of the water. Harper signed a 13 year, $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies just a few weeks ago. Harper had made some comments over the past few weeks, where he persisted that he would try and recruit Trout to join the Phillies. With Trout’s extension, Harper will have to look elsewhere to recruit talent.
Trout is the best player in the league, and potentially will go down as one of the best players in the history of the game. This contract, on top of the money Trout has already made, will put his career earnings just over half a billion dollars. While the appeal of coming back to the east coast and moving closer to his hometown in Millville, NJ was certainly on the table, all of that money is too hard to pass up.
The two time MVP has yet to win a playoff game with LA will now have 12 more years to try to win in October.
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