SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners signed shortstop Jean Segura to a new five-year contract on Wednesday that brings stability to what has been a position of flux for more than a decade.
Terms of the contract were not released, but reports have the deal being worth $70 million. The contract goes from 2018-2022 and includes a club option for the 2023 season. It takes up the final year that Segura was arbitration-eligible. He was originally set to become a free agent after the 2018 season.
Segura was the centerpiece of one of Seattle's biggest offseason moves, being acquired from Arizona as part of a five-player trade.