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Chicago Cubs’ Kris Bryant celebrates in the dugout after scoring on an RBI sacrifice fly by Miguel Montero off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Dan Straily in the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 27, 2016, in Cincinnati.
Friday, March 10, 2017 | 10:14 a.m.
MESA, Ariz. — NL MVP Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.05 million in the major leagues, a record for an unsigned player under club control with less than two years of major league service.
The agreement, announced Thursday, tops Mike Trout's $1 million salary with the Los Angeles Angels in 2014. In the unlikely event that Bryant is sent to the minors, his salary would drop to $326,000. Last season, he made $652,000.
Bryant hit .292 with 39 homers, 102 RBIs and a major league-leading 121 runs, helping the Cubs win their first World Series title since 1908.
Entering this season with 1 year, 171 days of major league service, Bryant almost certainly will be eligible for salary arbitration next winter.
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