Field Level Media
24 Feb 2026, 21:10 GMT+10
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Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a contract extension that includes an option for 2028.
At the end of the 2025 season, the Braves exercised an $18 million team option to keep the left-hander in the fold for 2026. His contract was set to expire at the end of this season.
The Braves announced the deal Tuesday and Sale is set to be paid $27 million in 2027. The option for 2028 is worth $30 million should the Braves opt to pick it up.
Sale was 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 2025 but spent 10 weeks on the injured list with a fractured ribcage. He had 165 strikeouts, including four nine-K games in five starts in September after he rejoined the rotation.
Sale turns 37 next month on March 30, which is scheduled to be the opening game of Atlanta's second series of the 2026 regular season.
In his debut season in Atlanta and the National League in 2024, Sale led the NL with 18 wins, a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts.
He spent 13 seasons in the American League, breaking in with the Chicago White Sox in 2010 before he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in 2017.
In 393 games (312 starts), Sale has a 145-88 record. He has an ERA of 3.01 and 2,579 strikeouts in 2,084 innings.
--Field Level Media
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