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Report: Myers, Padres agree on 6-year, $83-million deal

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Wil Myers is staying put in San Diego.

The Padres and the first baseman have reportedly agreed to a six-year, $83-million contract that will keep him at the club until at least 2023, according to FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman.

The deal, which also includes an option year, will buy out Myers' three remaining arbitration years as well as his first three years of free agency (four, if the option is exercised). It will also become the richest contract awarded to a player in Padres history, eclipsing the $75-million deal given to pitcher James Shields in 2015.

Both parties were said to be nearing a deal Friday, though it was unclear how much Myers was expected to receive in the six-year extension.

The 26-year-old is considered a key component of the Padres' long rebuild since being acquired by the club from the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2015 season.

In 157 games with San Diego in 2016, Myers slashed .259/.336/.461, hitting 28 home runs, and earning the slugger his first All-Star nomination of his career.

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