ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outfielder Manuel Margot has agreed to a $19 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The deal reached Tuesday consists of salaries of $7 million in 2023, up from the $5.6 million that Margot is because of earn this season, and $10 million in 2024. It additionally features a $12 million mutual possibility in 2025 or a $2 million buyout.
Margot, 27, would have been eligible without cost company after this season.
Margot was obtained in a commerce from the San Diego Padres in February 2020 and has performed all three outfield positions over two seasons with the Rays.
He hit .254 with 10 house runs and 57 RBIs final season.
