Reported: Chris Sale close to 5-year contract extension with Red Sox

Chris Sale – Photo by WINK News.

A hometown hero looks to be closing in on a major contract agreement with the Boston Red Sox.

According to The Boston Globe, pitcher Chris Sale is close to solidifying a five-year contract extension Friday, which would keep him playing home games at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts through 2024.

The deal is reportedly worth an estimated $145 million.

Sale, originally from Lakeland, made a name for himself in Southwest Florida as a member of the FGCU Eagles baseball team.

BREAKING: The new deal for Chris Sale would be worth about $150 million, according to multiple reports. #RedSox https://t.co/5hNz9GwD5S
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 22, 2019

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