Left-hander Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals are in agreement on a three-year contract extension, the team announced Friday, guaranteeing the ace's salary up until a year before he reaches free agency.

All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $13.25 million, three-year contract.

All-Star pitcher Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, per multiple reports Friday evening. ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report, per sources, that the left-handed ace Ragans, 27, and the Royals had come to the agreement.

The Royals are giving one of their best young players a big raise, announcing a new three-year contract with starter Cole Ragans on Friday evening. The deal is worth $13.25 million, sources told MLB.com.

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The Kansas City Royals signed Starting Pitcher Cole Ragans to a three-year $13.25 million contract extension on Friday. He is coming off a great 2024 season.

The Royals are in agreement with ace Cole Ragans on a three-year, $13.25M deal that covers this season and his first two years of arbitration eligibility, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The signing does not impact Kansas City’s window of team control. Ragans, a Wasserman client, remains controllable through the end of 2028.

Coming off his first All-Star campaign, Kansas City left-hander Cole Ragans agreed to a three-year extension with the Royals, the team announced Friday.

The Royals signed ace Cole Ragans to a three-year deal to buy out two arbitration seasons. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.