Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo reportedly agrees to 8year, $67 million extension with team days after MLB debut Chris CwikAugust 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo has been in the major leagues for less than a week, but the team already likes what it sees from the young sta...
- - Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo reportedly agrees to 8-year, $67 million extension with team days after MLB debut
Chris CwikAugust 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Baltimore Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo has been in the major leagues for less than a week, but the team already likes what it sees from the young star. Basallo reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $67 million extension with the club Friday, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The deal — which goes into effect next season — can max out at $88.5 million based on incentives, and is the largest pre-arbitration extension ever given to a catcher, per Passan.
Samuel Basallo's deal with the Orioles, once completed, will begin next season and includes a club option as well. It can max out at $88.5 million and is the largest pre-arbitration extension for a catcher.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 22, 2025
The contract also reportedly contains a club option.
The move comes just days after Basallo, 21, made his major-league debut. The young catcher entered the 2025 MLB season as a consensus top-15 prospect, but the Orioles opted to wait until late August to call him up to the majors.
Basallo has acquitted himself well since his call-up, and is hitting .300 in his first 11 plate appearances. Prior to his promotion, Basallo hit .270/.377/.589 over 321 plate appearances at Triple-A in 2025.
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