Mookie Betts gets $27 Million from Red Sox

Mookie Betts and the Boston Red Sox have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $27 million deal.

The MLB’s Mark Feinsand reported the record-breaking deal on Friday afternoon.

Reports indicated that the Red Sox might trade Betts if they could not avoid arbitration. In 2019 he won a Silver Slugger, Gold Glove and was an All-Star. The previous year he was the AL MVP along with the same honors.

The one-year deal is far from a long term solution, but Betts gets a significant increase in pay. With the deal done he can also report to Spring Training. If the process reached arbitration, MLB fans would likely see Betts in a different jersey very soon.

While the Red Sox won the World Series in 2018, they missed the playoffs in 2019. Missing Betts’ bat from the lineup would be a likely kiss of death for their postseason hopes in the new season. With both sides happy, Boston will try and reclaim the Commissioner’s trophy in 2020.

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