Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Royals are signing Maikel Garcia to a five-year contract extension.
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Royals are signing Maikel Garcia to a five-year contract extension.Passan notes that the extension will also have a club option for a sixth season. Garcia was excellent in 2025 with a .286/.351/449 slash along with 16 homers and 23 stolen bases over his 160 games. He also was a deserved Gold Glove winner at third base, and he and Bobby Witt Jr. will make up one of the better left sides of an infield for the foreseeable future.
The Royals and Maikel Garcia are in agreement on a five-year contract extension, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.Passan notes that the extension will also have a club option for a sixth season. Garcia was excellent this past season, slashing .286/.351/449 slash along with 16 homers and 23 stolen bases over his 160 games. He also was a deserved Gold Glove Award winner at third base, and he and Bobby Witt Jr. will make up one of the better left sides of an infield for the foreseeable future. The long-term agreement keeps him in Kansas City through his entire prime and into his early 30's as one of their key building blocks.