The Milwaukee Brewers are going to be paying outfielder Christian Yelich until he's 50.

The team will defer $4 million annually of his $26-million yearly salary from 2022 to 2028, according to Ronald Blum of The Associated Press. None of his pay in 2020 and 2021 will be deferred.

His contract includes a $20-million mutual option for 2029 with a $6.5-million buyout. If the club declines the option and triggers the buyout, Yelich will reportedly be paid 12 installments of $2.5 million every July 1 from 2031 to 2042. If the buyout isn't triggered, he'll receive 11 installments of $2.3 million from 2031 to 2042, with the final payment coming nearly seven months after his 50th birthday.

Yelich's nine-year contract extension with the Brewers was officially announced on Friday after reports of the deal surfaced earlier in the week.

The 28-year-old has been a force of nature at the plate since joining the Brewers from the Miami Marlins in an offseason trade before the 2018 campaign. He's led the National League in batting average during consecutive seasons while also making back-to-back All-Star teams, being named NL Most Valuable Player in 2018, and finishing runner-up to Cody Bellinger in 2019 despite missing the final month of the season with an injury.

Yelich has hit .327/.415/.631 with 80 home runs, 63 doubles, 207 RBIs, and 52 stolen bases across his two seasons with the Brew Crew.