Third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a five-year contract extension, sources told ESPN on Friday, locking up the Gold Glove winner with the team that saw him develop through its system into an All-Star.

The deal, which is pending a physical, includes a club option for a sixth year, sources said. It covers four years of arbitration for Garcia and buys out two free agent seasons, maintaining one of the best left sides of the infield, with Garcia and perennial All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. both signed through at least 2030.

Though Garcia, 25, is capable of playing all around the diamond -- last season, he logged time at shortstop, second base, center field and right field -- he did his best work at third, where he won his first Gold Glove and finis

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