Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information about the likely terms of the extension.

Yelich's new deal includes salaries of $12.5 million for this year and $14 million in 2021, the same as in the last two guaranteed seasons of the nearly $49.6 million, seven-year contract he signed in March 2015 with Miami.

The Milwaukee Brewers aren’t letting their superstar outfielder get away anytime soon. If the buyout is not owed, Yelich would receive the $28 million in 11 installments of $2.3 million each July 1 from 2031-41 and a final payment of $2.3 million on July 1, 2042. (1:05).

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“He was really nervous, I could tell he was really quiet about getting traded there,’’ Longo said, “Then he came back from that, he called me, and goes, 'This is going to be really good!'". Current Contract Christian Yelich signed a 7 year / $188,500,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $188,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $26,928,571. Yelich would currently be under contract through 2021, with a club option for 2022.

This includes information about the number of visitors to the site, what pages visitors view on our site and how long visitors are viewing pages on the site. Reds lead from the first on and Brewers can’t recover. This is the biggest contract for the Brewers since Ryan Braun‘s five-year, $105 million extension back in 2011, and Brewers fans are more than excited to keep Yelich around for a little longer. Christian Yelich is a Milwaukee Brewer for life. The deal includes a $20 million mutual option for 2029 with a $6.5 million buyout, and $2 million of the buyout would be deferred. 2018 NL MVP and two-time reigning NL batting champion @ChristianYelich has officially agreed to a 9-year contract through the 2028 season with a mutual option for 2029.#ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/F4txNVasDE.
None of that money will be deferred.

Yelich, before signing off on the deal, didn’t want to just be financially set for life. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. A franchise record contract like this raises some important points.

One of the best players in the game officially puts his name on the dotted line with a long-term commitment to Milwaukee. The deal is …

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“No, I mean this was a place that I wanted to play and to be,’’ Yelich said. Already have the app? The outfielder would get $100,000 for winning the MVP award, $75,000 for finishing second in the voting and $50,000 for third.

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