SF Giants sign Matt Chapman to 6-year deal

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman, the Giants’ most productive free agent signing this past winter, has agreed to a long-term contract extension with the Giants through 2030, the team announced Wednesday night.

Chapman, 31, agreed to a six-year, $151 million contract with San Francisco on Wednesday that will pay him $25 million per season from 2025 to 2030, plus a $1 million signing bonus in 2025.

When asked by this news organization last month about the possibility of a contract extension, Chapman indicated that he would like to continue playing in the Giants uniform.

“That’s not really my focus right now; my focus is on trying to make the playoffs,” Chapman said. “But the Giants, I’m excited to be here and they know I want to be here. They know I’m open to it. I’m just kind of waiting for them.”

Chapman has played in all but four games this season, including one as a late scratch on the night of the club’s announcement. The four-time Gold Glover ranks 13th in MLB with 4.5 Fangraphs WAR among position players this season.

The Giants committed to nearly $400 million in guaranteed contracts this past offseason, including an $18 million deal for Chapman in March that included a player option for 2026 and a mutual option in 2027. The six-year extension ends that.

Chapman, a two-time Platinum Glove winner, leads all third basemen in 2024 with 13 defensive runs saved. He leads the Giants in home runs (22), runs (90), doubles (33), hits (126) and RBI (69).

Chapman’s new six-year extension is the richest contract president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has executed. The team’s press release made no mention of options in his new deal.

The Orange County-raised Chapman played the first five years of his career with the A’s after being selected in the first round of the 2014 draft by Oakland out of Cal State Fullerton.

He was an All-Star in 2019 with the A’s, hitting a career-high 36 home runs and finishing sixth in American League MVP voting as a key member of a team’s middle three straight playoff seasons. Oakland traded him to the Blue Jays during its core breakdown in March 2022.

He played 295 of a possible 314 games in Toronto over two seasons, winning his fourth Gold Glove in 2022 before becoming a free agent and returning to the Bay Area with the Giants last spring.

Originally published: September 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM