Overview
- The Cincinnati Reds and 23-year-old right-hander Chase Burns completed the seven-year, $105 million extension on Saturday, with the team formally announcing the deal.
- The agreement runs 2027–2033, contains no club options or deferred money, and reportedly includes a $2 million signing bonus.
- Burns earned the payday after a breakout 2026 that produced an 11-1 record, a 2.54 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 102 2/3 innings across 18 starts and an All-Star selection.
- The contract is the largest guaranteed deal ever given to a pitcher with fewer than four years of major-league service and ties Homer Bailey’s $105 million as the biggest Reds pitcher guarantee.
- The public signing was briefly delayed when coffee was spilled on the paperwork and a new copy had to be printed, Burns is scheduled to rejoin the rotation after the All-Star break in a start at Seattle, and the extension signals Cincinnati’s intent to keep its young core together.