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The Toronto Blue Jays and slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have agreed on a long-term contract extension.
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A source tells The Canadian Press it’s a 14-year extension worth US$500 million.
The deal, which is pending a physical, is also being reported by Sportsnet, ESPN and The Athletic.
The 26-year-old Guerrero is in the final year of his current contract.
Guerrero agreed in January to a $28.5 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration and the four-time All-Star first baseman had said he wouldn’t negotiate after he reported to spring training in mid-February. Still, talks continued well into the regular season.
The homegrown star is the face of Canada’s lone Major League Baseball franchise.
The Blue Jays have yet to confirm the deal.
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