US EditionAll-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and Kansas City Royals finalize $57.5 million, 5-year contract
The Royals secured Maikel Garcia, a versatile All-Star third baseman, to maintain a strong infield with a $57.5 million contract covering arbitration and early free agency.
- On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals signed Maikel Garcia to a five-year extension that includes a club option for 2031 and guarantees $57.5 million, which could reach $85 million, Anne Rogers reports.
- The Royals negotiated the extension to lock up arbitration and early free-agent years, buying out Garcia's arbitration years and potentially his first two free-agent seasons amid offseason roster priorities.
- The 25-year-old Maikel Garcia came off a breakout 2025 season, earning his first All-Star selection, a Gold Glove, and setting career highs with 160 games,.286 average, 170 hits, 16 home runs, and 74 RBIs.
- The team will introduce the deal at a Wednesday press conference at Kauffman Stadium, and the five-year agreement runs through the 2030 season with a club option for 2031, solidifying one of baseball's better infields.
- The move continues Kansas City's trend of keeping homegrown players, following Salvador Perez's $25 million, two-year contract and signing Lane Thomas to a $5.25 million deal.
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Kansas City Royals agree to five-year extension with All-Star Maikel Garcia
The Kansas City Royals confirmed that they have locked up one of their core infielders. The team announced Tuesday that it had agreed to a five-year contract extension with Maikel Garcia, which runs through the 2030 season and includes a club option for 2031.
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All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and Kansas City Royals finalize $57.5 million, 5-year contract
All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have finalized a $57.5 million, five-year contract. Kansas City scheduled a Wednesday news...
Royals Announce Five-Year Contract Extension with Maikel Garcia
The Kansas City Royals announced today they have agreed to a five-year contract extension with infielder Maikel Garcia through 2030, with a club option for 2031. The deal covers what would have been his first four years of salary arbitration, plus his first year of free agency. Garcia, 25, had
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