The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a long-term contract extension with catcher/first baseman Samuel Basallo , according to Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner . Basallo's pact will cover eight years and guarantee him $67 million. The deal includes a club option for the 2034 season, as well as incentives and escalators that could allow him to max out at $88.5 million.

Basallo's extension is the richest in Major League Baseball history for a catcher with so little service time. Indeed, here's a look at the other backstops since 2006 to sign extensions with fewer than two years of service time, and how their deals stack up to Basallo's, according to MLB Trade Rumors' contract database: Catcher Team Contract amount Service time

Samuel Basallo

Orioles

$67M

0.005

Salvador Perez

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