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Witt and Royals agree on an 11-year deal worth more than $288.7M guaranteed, AP sources say

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Published 12:16 PM

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people familiar with the agreement say the Kansas City Royals and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. have agreed to an 11-year contract worth more than $288.7 million guaranteed. The people say the deal includes a three-year team option that could drive the value to about $377 million and keep Witt in Kansas City through the 2037 season. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because financial terms weren’t disclosed. Witt’s guaranteed salary would make it the 16th-largest current deal in Major League Baseball history and the second-biggest pre-arbitration extension behind the 14-year, $340 million contract the Padres gave to Fernando Tatis Jr. last April.

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