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  • Braves Sign Ronald Acuna Jr To 8 Years $100 Million

    Braves, Acuna agree to historic $100M extension

    The Atlanta Braves and Ronald Acuna Jr. have agreed to terms on an eight-year, $100 million extension that will keep the star outfielder under contract through the 2026 season.

    The record-setting deal, announced Tuesday, includes club options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

    The options are each worth $17 million, and the deal also includes a $10 million buyout of the option years, sources told ESPN.

    Acuna, 21, becomes the youngest player in baseball history to sign a contract worth at least $100 million.

    Acuna won the National League Rookie of the Year award last season, batting .293 with 26 home runs and 64 RBIs.

    He was one of only seven players with 25 home runs in a season before turning 21 (and the fastest to reach the mark, in 92 games), along with Mel Ott, Frank Robinson, Tony Conigliaro, Al Kaline, Orlando Cepeda and Eddie Mathews. Only Conigliaro is not in the Hall of Fame.

    The Braves originally signed Acuna out of Venezuela when he was 16, as an international free agent. He was ranked as Keith Law's No. 1 prospect heading into last season.
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