[Passan] BREAKING: Third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a five-year contract extension with a club option for a sixth year, sources tell ESPN. Garcia, 25, won a Gold Glove this year and will remain alongside Bobby Witt Jr. on the left side of the infield.

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1. Great news for KC.

2. Him and Bobby had one of the nastiest defensive combo games I’ve ever seen against us this year

   Cool they are staying together for a long time

3. Maybe the most underrated player in the game. Good on KC for locking up their young talent.

4. That’s a nice piece of business for the royals!!!!!

5. 

6. Alright now let’s extend Vinnie please

7. Thank GOD

8. It’s a breath of fresh air locking up some of our young pieces. The Royals of my youth, it was a foregone conclusion that anyone of value was going to get shipped off.

9. mahomes paying garcia haha

10. Fully deserved it, finally turned a corner this year and looks to be a top 3 third baseman for many years to come. Royals getting that left side of the infield locked and loaded is amazing for them

11. Good work Royals

12. Lolmets

    Lmaomets even

13. This gives me shades of the Andres Gimenez extension. Hopefully it works out better for Garcia.

14. KC has the best left side of the infield in baseball for 5 years. Let’s see if they can take advantage.

15. Good for him. Getting paid and security. And rewarded. And still be able to hit free agency at a decent age

16. Good for kc, he’s a gamer. I hate Kaufman, horror house

17. Sure does feel weird not being a farm system for the Yankees anymore.

18. Good for them! Fans deserve better than their teams just being used as a vehicle for owners to pocket their revenue sharing handouts. Hope this inspires more teams outside of the usual handful to invest in trying to win!

19. Love to see this kind of deal for a team like KC. Wonder what the number is?

20. Send us your prospects for Donnie and make that infield nasty

21. David Wright and Jose Reyes vibes

22. I have a confession to make. Up until I read the “25” in that headline, I thought that Maikel Garcia was the same person as Maikel Franco. I thought he just had a crazy late-career breakout last year

23. [Top 5 team in OAA this season](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/outs_above_average?type=Fielding_Team&startYear=2025&endYear=2025&split=yes&team=&range=year&min=q&pos=&roles=&viz=hide), I see that won’t be changing haha, good for them!

24. Wonder what the numbers are. In any case, love seeing my guy secure the bag.

25. I’m so fucking happy. Ive loved Maikel since 2023, and back then it was just cause he’s hot, now he’s hot and good and a Royal for years!

26. Hell yeah KC, keep your guys

27. Cool to see the Royals pay to keep their guys

28. I think I would genuinely enjoy a threatening Royals team

29. Good shit, Royals.

30. Hell yeah! That’s awesome

31. 

    Salvy approves

32. You love to see it

33. My boy, been calling it since he was swapping time with Dozier at 3rd.

34. Garcia is who I thought Ke’Bryan Hayes was going to be

35. Very happy for KC

36. Boy is it a breath of fresh air to be willing to lock down talent

37. Jesus, Bobby, Maikel; the Holy Trinity of KC worship

38. Love this for KC. Maikel is a stud.

39. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration that KC might have one of, if not the best left side of the infield in baseball

    Now we just need some friggin outfielders

40. DANG SKIPPY LFG MAIKEY FOREVER