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Max Scherzer and the New York Mets have agreed to a three-year, $130 million contract. Scherzer can opt out of the contract after the second season of the deal.
The $43.33 million average annual salary of the deal sets a record, surpassing the $36 million New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is averaging after signing a nine-year, $324 million contract in 2019.
Scherzer, 37, becomes the oldest player in MLB history to sign a $100 million contract. Kevin Brown was 33 when he signed the first $100 million deal in MLB history in 1998.
In 2021, during his age-36 season, Scherzer went 15-4 with a 2.46 ERA in 179⅓ innings for the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, striking out 236 batters and walking only 36. He ultimately finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting, marking the eighth time in the past nine years he has finished within the top five.
During that stretch, which dates back to 2013, Scherzer has posted a 2.82 ERA while averaging 15 wins and 192 innings per season.
The $43.33 million average annual salary of the deal sets a record, surpassing the $36 million New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole is averaging after signing a nine-year, $324 million contract in 2019.
Scherzer, 37, becomes the oldest player in MLB history to sign a $100 million contract. Kevin Brown was 33 when he signed the first $100 million deal in MLB history in 1998.
In 2021, during his age-36 season, Scherzer went 15-4 with a 2.46 ERA in 179⅓ innings for the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers, striking out 236 batters and walking only 36. He ultimately finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting, marking the eighth time in the past nine years he has finished within the top five.
During that stretch, which dates back to 2013, Scherzer has posted a 2.82 ERA while averaging 15 wins and 192 innings per season.