Sonny Gray agrees to $75 million deal
The gist
The Atlanta Braves reportedly agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal with former Red Sox starter Sonny Gray.
Gray, who turns 37, joins Chris Sale atop a rotation the Braves are rebuilding.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2023Gray declined the Twins' $20.325 million qualifying offer and signed a three-year, $75 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Nov 2025Gray was traded from the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox.
- Oct 30, 2026Gray was among 14 MLB players to become free agents; he turns 37 the following week.
Key terms
- qualifying offer
- A status in some sports leagues where a player whose contract expired has limited freedom to sign with other teams.
- free agents
- A professional athlete who is not under contract with any team and is free to sign with another.
- ERA
- A baseball statistic measuring the average earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings pitched.
Source: Wikipedia