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Red Sox Sign Star Rookie Kristian Campbell to Eight-Year Contract Extension

The Boston Red Sox have signed star rookie Kristian Campbell to an eight-year contract extension. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

The Boston Red Sox have signed star rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday.

Campbell's eight-year extension runs through the 2032 season, and includes club options for '33 and '34. The deal will pay Campbell $60 million over the eight years and will buy out his first two free agency years. The club option years could buy out an additional two free agency years. According to a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post, there are escalators in the deal that can pay Campbell $100 million over 10 years.

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