Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Angels' Mike Trout finalizing record-breaking $430M US extension: reports

Ronald Blum · The Associated Press

Angels outfielder Mike Trout reportedly is finalizing a 12-year contract extension worth $430 million US, the largest in professional sports history. (Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

Mike Trout is on the verge of becoming baseball's first half-billion dollar man.

Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a 12-year, $432 million US contract that would shatter the record for the largest deal in North American sports history, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The deal was disclosed Tuesday by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been finalized. The contract was likely to be announced by the end of this week, the person said...https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mike-trout-contract-extension-angels-mlb-1.5062440

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