Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s contract saga came to a lucrative end.
He’s not going anywhere.
Guerrero agreed to a 14-year extension worth $500 million with the Blue Jays early Monday morning, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.
The deal has no deferrals and a full no-trade clause.
After trying and failing to sign multiple stars in recent years, including Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani, Toronto has finally inked one of MLB’s best talents to a long-term deal.
Guerrero, 26, is in his seventh season with the Blue Jays and was set to be a free agent after the year.
The deal sets the record for largest extension in MLB history, surpassing Mike Trout’s $426.5 million extension with the Angels in 2019.
And in terms of total value, it’s the third-biggest contract in league history, behind Soto’s $765 million deal with the Mets this past offseason and Ohtani’s $700 million deal with the Dodgers the year prior.
Last year, Guerrero recorded a slash line of .323/.396/.544 with 30 home runs, 103 RBIs and a .940 OPS.
Largely a first baseman, Guerrero can also play third.
He had previously set a deadline for negotiations in February prior to the Blue Jays beginning spring training, but now seemingly changed his mind.
“I’m here. We didn’t get an agreement,” Guerrero said through an interpreter at the time. “Now, they’re going to have to compete with 29 other teams.”
The Blue Jays didn’t have to compete with anyone else after all.
Team president Mark Shapiro in recent days had expressed confidence that a deal was imminent.
“I think we’re going to sign him. I think we’re going to extend him,” Shapiro said. “The reason I feel that way is because we have such a clear alignment on the desired outcome.”
It comes just two days after Mets fans cheered for him and gave him an extremely warm welcome during their home opener, fueling speculation the Amazin’s could make a move for him in free agency.
Now, they won’t get that chance.
Guerrero is a Canadian citizen and grew up in Montreal, where his legendary father started his Hall of Fame career with the Expos.
He made the American League All-Star team each of the last four seasons and owns two Silver Slugger awards and one Gold Glove.
He debuted in the majors at 20 years old in 2019, setting him up to potentially hit free agency earlier than most stars.
But the Blue Jays won’t have to worry about that.
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