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Auggie

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Tue Mar 15, 2022, 03:02 PM Mar 2022

5 years in Oakland: $7,720,715; 8 years in Atlanta: $168,000,000 ... [View all]

Atlanta Braves sign Matt Olson to 8-year, $168 million deal through 2029 season

The deal, announced Tuesday, runs through the 2029 season. It also includes a $20 million club option for 2030 with no buyout.

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The Olson contract is the largest in the organization's history -- besting that of Freeman's $135 million deal before the 2014 season -- and the 27-year-old slugger is immediately installed as a centerpiece for the Braves for years to come, alongside Ronald Acuna Jr., Max Fried and Ozzie Albies.

Olson, who was not eligible for free agency until after the 2023 season, will make $15 million in 2022, $21 million in 2023 and then $22 million per season over the remainder of the deal. He also has agreed to donate $1.68 million to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

He is a two-time Gold Glove winner with a .252 career average, 142 homers and an .859 OPS over six seasons. Olson hit 39 homers and drove in 111 runs last season, finishing eighth in AL MVP voting.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33510396/atlanta-braves-sign-matt-olson-8-year-168-million-deal-2029-season

$7,720,715 would be enough for me.

Gave up on the A's a few years back. Close to giving up MLB oligarchs today.

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