Chris Davis reportedly will be hitting home runs in Camden Yards for a very long time.
The Baltimore Orioles agreed to a seven-year, $161 million contract with the first baseman Saturday, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported. Davis’ deal would be the largest in Orioles history.
The O’s reportedly will be paying Davis for the next 20 years, too, as sources told ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick and Buster Olney that the slugger will receive an annual salary of $17 million until 2022, when he’ll start receiving $42 million worth of deferred payments until 2037. The contract came after Davis allegedly turned down $154 million.
Davis has been a prolific home run hitter for the Orioles, launching 30-plus in three of his last four seasons in Baltimore, including 53 and 47 in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He even managed to hit 26 during a very down 2014 season, when he batted .196. However, Davis strikes out a lot, leading Major League Baseball last season with 208.
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