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Seattle Mariners<\/a> infielder Colt Emerson has reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $95 million extension; a record-breaking contract for a player who has yet to play in the major leagues.<\/a><\/p>\n PEORIA, ARIZONA – MARCH 11: Colt Emerson #85 of the Seattle Mariners jogs to the dugout during a Spring Training game against the Colorado Rockies at Peoria Stadium on March 11, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n FanSided<\/a>, which first reported the extension, said the deal includes a ninth-year club option and full no-trade clause, with incentives that could increase the total value to $130 million.<\/p>\n Who is Colt Emerson? <\/p>\n Emerson, 20, currently plays shortstop for the Tacoma Rainiers. He was the No. 7 prospect in baseball and the No. 22 overall pick in the 2023 draft. Last year, he hit .285 in the minor leagues with 16 home runs and 78 RBIs.<\/p>\n Reports say the extension sets a new record for a player who has not appeared in a major league game. The previous record was held by Jackson Chourio, who signed an eight-year, $82 million extension with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2023.<\/p>\n A contract extension of this kind indicates the Mariners see significant potential in Emerson as a possible franchise cornerstone.<\/p>\n The Source: Information in this story came from FanSided and original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle.<\/p>\n MORE MARINERS NEWS FROM FOX 13 SEATTLE <\/p>\n Seattle MOPOP exhibit celebrates 50 years of Mariners<\/a><\/p>\n Previewing Seattle Mariners’ giveaways this upcoming season<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle Mariners unveil T-Mobile Park Value Menu, Value Beers for 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller has setback in oblique injury recovery<\/a><\/p>\n Seattle Mariners announce new menu items at T-Mobile Park for 2026 season<\/a><\/p>\n To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily\u00a0FOX Seattle Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the\u00a0Apple App Store<\/a> or\u00a0Google Play Store<\/a> for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.<\/p>\n Seattle Mariners<\/a>Sports<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners infielder Colt Emerson has reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $95 million extension; a record-breaking contract for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655103,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,620,4,169,619,65,3235,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-655102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-seattle","13":"tag-seattle-mariners","14":"tag-seattlemariners","15":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116325594196775024","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"PEORIA,](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gettyimages-2266212685.jpg\")
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