Seattle Mariners Sign Colt Emerson to Record-Breaking Contract

0:00It's March 31st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Seattle Mariners news today, AI-powered updates on your squad. Seattle Mariners just locked up their top prospect, Cole Emerson, with a massive 8-year 95-million dollar contract extension, and he hasn't even played a single major league game yet. This 20-year-old shortstop, ranked as the number 7 prospect in all of baseball, got drafted 22nd overall back in 2023, and he's been tearing through the minors ever since. Last season across 130 games, he slashed 285 over 383, over 458, with 16 homers, and 78 RBI's, including Time Up at Triple A Tacoma after climbing 3 levels the year before. He's off to a hot start this 2026 season too, going 5 for 14 with a Homer and a 357-slashline early on, showing that smooth lefty swing scouts rave about. This deal tops the previous record, held by Jackson Churrio's 82-million-packed, includes

1:01a 9-year team option, full no-trade protection, and escalators that could push it past 130-million big bet by Seattle on their homegrown future.