Five days after Red Sox trade, Chris Sale has new contract with new team

Five days after switching teams for the first time in more than seven years, former Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale has signed a new contract with his new club.

The Braves announced Thursday that they have ripped up Sale’s existing contract and inked him to a two-year, $38 million extension that includes a club option for 2026 worth $18 million. The deal will pay $16 million in 2024 and $18 million in 2025. Sale was originally due to make $27.5 million for the 2024 season, split between $17.5 million this year and $10 million in deferred money, with a club option existing for 2025. Now, he’s under contract for two guaranteed seasons with Atlanta, who kicked in an additional guaranteed year.

Before the extension, Sale was set to enter the final season of the ill-fated five-year, $145 million extension he signed with the Red Sox before the 2019 season.