Dodgers sign Mookie Betts to massive 12-year extension

Mookie Betts is going to be a Los Angeles Dodger for a long, long time.

The team confirmed that they have signed the superstar outfielder to a 12-year contract extension worth an estimated $365 million. This doesn’t include the $27 million he is due in 2020.

The 27-year old was initially acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox in February. The deal saw the Dodgers also land All-Star pticher David Price, who has since opted out of the 2020 MLB season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Betts had spent his entire career with the Red Sox organization prior to the trade. Throughout his career, he has posted a combined .301 batting average, 139 homers, 470 RBI and an .893 OPS over a span of six seasons and 794 games.

He is also a four-time MLB All-Star, four-time Gold Glove Award winner, a World Series champion (2018), and won the American League MVP in 2018.

Quite the resume for a guy who has still yet to enter the prime of his career.