KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract is pending a physical. Financial terms were not available, but the deal is expected to be a lucrative one for Garcia, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time in 2026.

The deal essentially buys out his arbitration years and potentially his first two years of free agency.

The 25-year-old is coming off a breakout season both in the field, where he won his first Gold Glove playing alongside All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., and at the plate, where he hit .286 with a career-high 16 h

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