COBB COUNTY, Ga — The Braves have signed Austin Riley to the most lucrative contract in team history. The contact will keep the All-Star third baseman under contract at least through the 2032 season, according to the team.
The 10-year contract is worth $212 million total and runs through 2032, with a $20 million club option for 2033.
Riley will make $15 million in 2023, $21 million in 2024, and $22 million over the remainder of the deal.
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Riley, 25, has been one of the best players in MLB this season, batting .301 with 29 home runs, 68 RBI and a .964 OPS in 101 games this season.
Riley leads MLB in extra-base hits with 61 and recently made his first All-Star game appearance last month.
Riley was pivotal in the team’s 2021 World Series run, hitting two home runs, delivering a walk-off single in Game 1 of the NLCS vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, and batting .320 in the World Series with 3 RBIs to help the Braves capture the team’s fourth World Series title.
Originally drafted 41st overall by the Braves in 2015 out of DeSoto Central High School in Southhaven, Miss.
.@austinriley1308 hits the game winning RBI yesterday and today he signed a 10-year contract worth $212 million that runs through the 2032 season, with a $20 million club option for 2033!
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) August 1, 2022
Just when you thought he couldn’t top July, August starts off with a bang 🤑💸💰#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/EqqaYGiqmV
Riley made his major league debut in 2019. He homered in his second career plate appearance and became the quickest Braves player in the modern era to reach double-digit home runs when he hit his 10th in his 26th career game.
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Riley’s new contract comes the day after a walk-off single on Sunday, capping off an MVP-worthy July for the Braves third baseman. Riley set a franchise record for most extra-base hits in a month, surpassing the late legend Hank Aaron.
Riley also agreed to donate $2.12 million to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
A news conference with Riley and Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos will be held Tuesday at 6:05 p.m.
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