The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with ace left-hander Cristopher Sanchez.
The team announced Sunday that the deal will start in 2027 and includes a team option for 2033.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but The Athletic reported that Sanchez will make $107 million over the next seven seasons, including his $3.5 million salary for 2026.
Sanchez, 29, has emerged as one of baseball’s top starting pitchers over his last two seasons with the Phillies. He had been pitching under a $22.5 million, four-year contract that was through 2028.
Sanchez went 13-5 with a 2.50 ERA in 32 starts last season and struck out a career-high 212 batters. He’s 30-21 overall in four full big league seasons.
Originally signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an amateur free agent in 2013, Sanchez was acquired in a trade by the Phillies on Nov. 20, 2019, for infielder Curtis Mead.
Mead played in just 41 games for the Chicago White Sox last season while Sanchez has blossomed into one of the best pitchers in baseball and helped key the Phillies’ run to consecutive NL East titles in 2024 and 2025.
The Phillies want to keep their postseason run going — four straight appearances headed into 2026 — and have locked up all veteran members of their staff to long-term deals.
Jesus Luzardo earlier this month finalized a $135 million, five-year contract that starts in 2027. Zack Wheeler has a $126 million deal through the 2027, and Aaron Nola has a $172 million, seven-year agreement through 2030. Rookie Andrew Painter is under team control through 2031 and earned the fifth starter spot in the rotation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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