Chase Burns Signs Record $105M Extension with Reds

The Cincinnati Reds have signed 23-year-old All-Star RHP Chase Burns to a seven-year, $105 million contract extension, the largest guarantee for a pitcher with fewer than four years of service time. Burns, who has posted an 11-1 record and 2.54 ERA this season, is set to return to the mound this Tuesday against the Mariners. Despite a brief stint sidelined by a groin issue, the team expects him to provide immediate stability to the rotation as he resumes his duties.