Twins officially sign Sano for three years, $30M

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The Twins made it official on Tuesday that they have signed Miguel Sano to a three-year contract that'll keep the slugging infielder with the team through at least 2023.

According to team officials, the deal is worth $30 million, with a club option for a fourth season that would pay Sano an additional $14 million.

Reports that the two sides had agreed to a contract began surfacing last week.

Sano, 26, would have been eligible for free agency after the 2021 season.

Despite missing the first month-and-a-half of the 2019 season because of a lacerated foot and playing only 105 games, Sano had career highs with 34 home runs and 79 RBI.

A Polanco 2B tied things up at 5-5, and then this blast from Miguel Sano broke things wide open, hear how his 1st career Grand Slam sounded on #TwinsRadio9-5 #MNTwins in Cleveland! pic.twitter.com/r1PZ9APLtT

— TwinsRadio (@TwinsRadio) September 15, 2019

Sano has been bothered by injuries through much of his career, never playing more than 116 games in a season.

But he was an American League All-Star in 2017, hitting 28 homers before a leg injury ended his season early.