Baltimore Orioles, Basallo
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The Baltimore Orioles and catcher Samuel Basallo have reportedly agreed to an eight-year extension worth at least $67 million, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history for a backstop who has fewer than two years of service time.
Top prospect Samuel Basallo is finalizing an eight-year contract extension worth about $67 million, according to sources with the Orioles.
The first long-term extension of the Mike Elias era has been signed in Baltimore -- and it went to the 21-year-old phenom who made his MLB debut only five days ago.