Third Baseman Matt Chapman And San Francisco Giants Finalize Their $54 Million, 3-year Contract

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.: Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have finalized their contract that ensures $54 million over three years.

Chapman will get a $2 million signing bonus and a $16 million wage this 12 months beneath the deal introduced Sunday, and his settlement features a $17 million participant choice for 2025 with a $2 million buyout. If Chapman workout routines that choice, he has an $18 million participant choice for 2026 with a $3 million buyout. The deal features a $20 million mutual choice for 2027 with a $1 million buyout.

In consequence, he might earn $20 million for one 12 months, $38 million for 2 years, $54 million for 3 years or $73 million for 4 years.

The 30-year-old gained his fourth Gold Glove final 12 months and turned down a $20,325,000 qualifying provide from Toronto. As a result of Chapman turned down the qualifying provide, the Giants misplaced their second-round draft choose and gave up $500,000 from their worldwide signing bonus pool. Toronto will get an additional draft choice after the fourth spherical.

To open a roster spot, the Giants put right-hander Tristan Beck on the 60-day injured record with a vascular damage. Beck is to have surgical procedure Monday to take away an aneurysm within the higher a part of his pitching arm.

Chapman batted .240 with 17 house runs, 39 doubles, 54 RBIs and a .755 OPS in 140 video games. Toronto completed third within the AL East at 89-73 and was swept by Minnesota of their best-of-three Wild Card Collection.

Chapman acquired off to an enormous begin, hitting .384 with a 1.152 OPS and 21 RBIs by way of the tip of April, however he slumped many of the remainder of the way in which, tailing off to .205 with 5 homers, 15 RBIs and a .663 OPS within the second half.

The precise-handed hitter set profession highs with 36 homers and 91 RBIs for Oakland in 2019, when he made his solely All-Star group and completed sixth in AL MVP voting.

His OPS dipped to .716 with 202 strikeouts in 2021 earlier than a rebuilding Oakland group traded him to Toronto in March 2022 for a bundle of 4 gamers.

Chapman is a .240 profession hitter with 155 homers and a .790 OPS in seven main league seasons. He was seventh in AL MVP balloting in 2018.

Chapman was chosen twenty fifth total by the Athletics within the 2014 novice draft out of Cal State Fullerton. He performed the previous two seasons beneath a $25 million, two-year contract, making a $12.5 million wage every season.

J.D. Davis is the incumbent at third base with the Giants, and he can also play first base and left discipline. Chapman batted .307 with an .890 OPS in opposition to left-handed pitchers final 12 months whereas Davis hit .247 with a .728 OPS in opposition to lefties.

Chapman grew to become the fourth free agent addition for the Giants after outfielder Jorge Soler reached a $43 million, three-year deal, reliever Jordan Hicks agreed to a $44 million, four-year contract and catcher Tom Murphy struck an $8.25 million, two-year settlement.

Chapman will make a $90,000 donation this 12 months to Giants Neighborhood Fund and, if the choices are exercised, $85,000 in 2025, $90,000 in 2026 and $100,000 in 2027.

His deal is just like the $80 million, three-year settlement between the Chicago Cubs and outfielder Cody Bellinger, who can earn $30 million this 12 months, $30 million in 2025 and $20 million in 2026. The previous NL MVP can also choose out after every season.

Each offers had been negotiated by agent Scott Boras, who additionally has pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery together with designated hitter J.D. Martinez nonetheless remaining in the marketplace.

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