Sale, 34, was acquired last weekend by the Braves (along with cash considerations) for minor league infielder Vaughn Grissom.

The deal is for two years and a total of $38M, with Sale receiving $16M in 2024 and $22M in 2025. There is an additional club option for 2026, priced at $18M.

Sale has agreed to donate 1% of his contract to the Atlanta Braves Foundation, as is typical of Atlanta’s internal extensions.

Sale was previously under contract for only 2024 at a salary figure of $27.5M, with $17M being paid by Boston and $10M of Atlanta’s remaining commitment deferred for fifteen years, until 2039. There was a $20M club option for 2025 that would automatically vest if Sale was both a top ten finisher in the NL Cy Young voting and finished the season on the active roster (versus the injured list).

Extending Sale does a few things for Atlanta, including lowering his 2024 salary commitment from the Braves to nothing by virtue of the $17M paid by Boston, which covers the $16M salary and the $1M trade assignment bonus that was assigned to Atlanta.