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Toronto Blue Jays superstar infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. seemed to be heading for free agency at the end of the year, but he shockingly signed a 14-year, $500 million contract extension early this season.
This deal sent shockwaves through Major League Baseball because it’s an unprecedented contract extension signed when everybody assumed the star was heading for free agency.
FanSided’s Robert Murray recently revealed the full details of the contract that Guerrero signed earlier this season. Some of the details, including the signing bonus, are quite surprising.

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“Superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement on a massive 14-year, $500 million contract, the team announced,” Murray wrote. “It includes a whopping $325 million signing bonus that can be distributed across those 14 seasons.
“The incentives include $150,000 for MVP ($125,000 for second, $100,000 for third). $50,000 for All-Star, $50,000 for Gold Glove, $50,000 for Silver Slugger, $50,000 for World Series MVP and $25,000 for ALCS MVP. The contract also includes a full no-trade clause.”
Giving a first baseman a deal worth $500 million is completely unprecedented in the baseball world. But having a talent like Guerrero is also pretty unique. The Blue Jays saw the opportunity to build their team around a generational hitter and they weren’t willing to let him get away.
This includes giving him a $325 million signing bonus, which is ridiculous in itself. Most baseball contracts aren’t worth anything close to that number, yet Guerrero got a signing bonus that big.
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