Manny Machado Agrees to Massive $300 Million Deal With San Diego Padres

If reports are accurate, Machado's deal is the biggest free agent contract in U.S. sports history.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 26: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on prior to Game Three of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 26: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on prior to Game Three of the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox at Dodger Stadium on October 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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According to reports from ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Mark Feisand of MLB.com, the San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with free-agent infielder Manny Machado on a massive contract.

Believed to be a 10-year contract worth $300 million, the deal is the biggest free-agent contract in the history of American sports.

The deal includes an opt-out clause which Machado can exercise after the fifth year.

Last season, Machado had a career-high .905 OPS in 2018, finishing the season with a .297/.367/.538 slash line, 37 home runs, 107 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. The Padres haven’t had a hitter with 30-plus homers and a .900 OPS since Adrian Gonzalez in 2010.

The White Sox, who also made the 26-year-old a lucrative offer, were reportedly shocked they were turned down in favor of the Padres because they made a higher offer.

But, according to Feisand, Machado wasn’t necessarily going to go with the highest bidder.

“The highest offer was not a lock to get Machado,”Feisand wrote on Twitter. “He wanted a place he and his wife would be happiest, with a team he felt best about moving forward. Great farm system w/Padres and San Diego is a pretty nice place to live.”

With Machado now on a roster for next season and the foreseeable future, all eyes are now on Bryce Harper, the other big name on the free-agent market.

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