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The Miami Marlins signed right-handed pitcher Sandy Alcantara to a five-year contract extension Tuesday, confirming previous reports.

Multiple reports said the deal is worth $56 million with a $21 million club option for a sixth year, the 2027 season.



Miami did not release financial details, but said in a news release that the contract marks the largest ever for a first-year arbitration-eligible pitcher in major-league history.

Sandy Alcantara
Marlins
$56M, 5 years plus option

Signing bonus $1,500,000
2022: $3,500,000
2023: $6,000,000
2024: $9,000,000
2025: $17,000,000
2026: $17,000,000
2027: club option for $21,000,000 or $2,000,000 buyout

$1,000,000 assignment bonus

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 30, 2021

Breakout 2021

As the Marlins’ No. 1 starter in 2021, Alcantara had a 3.19 ERA and 201 strikeouts in 205 2/3 innings, posting a 9-15 record in 33 starts.

Alcantara, 26, was acquired from the Cardinals in 2017 in the deal that sent outfielder Marcell Ozuna to St. Louis.

In five years with the Cardinals (2017) and Marlins (2018-21), Alcantara has a 3.49 ERA, a 20-34 record and 431 strikeouts in 86 games (78 starts).

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