After his tremendously impressive breakout campaign in 2025, the Kansas City Royals rewarded their All-Star Gold Glove third baseman, Maikel Garcia with a five-year contract extension.
It was overwhelmingly well-received deal amongst the Royals faithful when the news was first announced last Friday, and how could it not be? We're talking about a player whose 121 wRC+ offense and world-class defense that saw him lead all American League third baseman in DRS, OAA and FRV result in a Top 15 finish amongst all qualified MLB hitters in fWAR (14th with 5.6).
And on Wednesday, Garcia and the Royals finally put pen to paper and before the ink could dry, Maikel Garcia shared his thoughts on the organization and the opportunity to play for them.