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Cardinals, SS DeJong Agree on Extension

The St. Louis Cardinals and shortstop Paul DeJong agreed to a six-year extension worth $26 million on Monday, shattering the previous record for the highest guarantee made to a player with less than a full year of service time, per MLB Trade Rumors. The deal includes two options that could push its overall value north of $50 million.
 
The 24-year-old DeJong finished second in Rookie of the Year voting in 2017 by hitting .285/.325/.532 with 25 home runs across 443 plate appearances. Those marks are even more impressive when one considers they came after just a 48-game stint in Triple-A.
 
DeJong was a walk on at Illinois State and was drafted 131st overall byt the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2015 baseball draft.
 
He'll turn 25 in August. 

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