{"id":32763,"date":"2022-08-02T03:49:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/san-diego-padres-sign-all-star-pitcher-joe-musgrove-to-5-year-extension-worth-100-million\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T03:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:49:43","slug":"san-diego-padres-sign-all-star-pitcher-joe-musgrove-to-5-year-extension-worth-100-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/san-diego-padres-sign-all-star-pitcher-joe-musgrove-to-5-year-extension-worth-100-million\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres sign All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove to 5-year extension worth $100 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN DIEGO — Joe Musgrove walked onto the dais in an olive green suit, with his family on the left side of the room and a small contingent of Padres to his right, including teammates Manny Machado and Jake Cronenworth, as well as manager Bob Melvin and pitching coach Ruben Niebla.<\/p>\n

The big right-hander from suburban El Cajon had dreamed as a boy about playing for his hometown Padres, which came true when they obtained him in a three-team trade in January 2021.<\/p>\n

He already has etched his name into franchise lore by throwing the first no-hitter in Padres history, in just his second start. Now he has a new $100 million, five-year contract that starts next year after it was finalized on Monday.<\/p>\n

At one point this summer, it looked as if a deal wasn’t going to get done and that Musgrove might hit the free agent market. But talks intensified after Musgrove made his first career All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

“It’s something both sides were very confident in,” Musgrove said. “I really got the feel that they wanted me here. I think everybody knew that I wanted to be here.”<\/p>\n

Musgrove, 29, said he felt it was important to be with the Padres during their perceived window to win a World Series, especially to continue to play with superstars Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/p>\n