Jan. 5 (UPI) — Third baseman Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to an 11-year, $331 million contract extension.
Sources told The Athletic, ESPN and USA Today Sports about the agreement Wednesday night.
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The deal is pending a physical.
Devers, 26, hit .295 with 27 home runs and 88 RBIs in 141 games last season. The two-time All-Star hit .279 with a career-high 38 home runs and 113 RBIs in 156 games in 2021.
Devers hit a career-high .311 in 2019 and owns a career .283 average over six seasons with the Red Sox. He made his MLB debut for the franchise in 2017 and was a member of the 2018 championship-winning squad.
The Red Sox went 78-84 last season and finished last in the American League East.
