Mike Trout is getting paid.

The Angels have signed the two-time MVP to a 12-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday.

OFFICIAL: @MikeTrout agrees to terms on a 12-year contract. pic.twitter.com/0HDtayjmMt — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) March 21, 2019

"This is where I wanted to be all along," Trout said in the team's release. "I have enjoyed my time as an Angel and look forward to representing the organization, my teammates and our fans for years to come.

"I want to thank Arte and Carole Moreno for their efforts. Their leadership and commitment to winning played a key role in my decision. Thanks also to my teammates, coaches, John Carpino, Billy Eppler and his Baseball Operations staff, the entire front office and Angels fans for all their support. It has made a tremendous difference not only for me, but for my family as well!"

According to ESPN, the deal is for $430 million.

The deal makes Trout both the highest-paid player in MLB history in a lump sum at $430 million and the highest in average annual value, surpassing Zack Greinke's $34.4 million as the MVP would make on average $36 million.

Trout has made seven All-Star teams with the Angels and is in the second-to-last year of a six-year, $144 million deal he signed with Los Angeles in 2014.

According to USA Today, the deal is an add-on to Trout's already existing deal and is actually a 10-year, $363.5 million extension which will kick in during the 2021 season. He will still be paid $33.25 million each of the next two seasons.

Mike Trout's new #Angels deal, which won't be finalized for about 48 hours, is actually a 10-year, $363.5 million extension that starts in 2021. He still will be paid $33.25 million for the next two years under his existing contract. Full no-trade, no opt-outs. — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 19, 2019

The deal has a full no-trade clause with no opt-outs.

The 27-year-old center fielder was originally taken with the 25th overall pick in the 2009 draft with the Angels.

He has slashed .307/.416/.573 in eight seasons with the club while hitting 240 home runs, stealing 189 bases and driving in 648 runs.

In recent weeks, rumors have been swirling about the possibility of Bryce Harper trying to recruit Trout to come play with him and the Phillies. Trout, a native of Vineland, N.J., grew up a diehard Phillies fan and some thought he would join Harper in Philadelphia.

A deal like this is tough to overcome for Philadelphia.</s>The Los Angeles Angels and star outfielder Mike Trout have agreed to a 12-year contract, the club announced Wednesday evening.

The club did not immediately disclose the terms of the deal, but MLB.com reported that Trout's new contract adds 10 years to his current deal, which is set to expire following the 2020 Major League Baseball season. The total contract is worth $426.5 million, the largest deal in North American sports history.

Trout had been due $66.5 million over the next two seasons under his previous deal, a $144.5 million, six-year agreement he signed prior to the 2015 season.

"This is where I wanted to be all along," Trout said in a statement released by the Angels. "I have enjoyed my time as an Angel and look forward to representing the organization, my teammates and our fans for years to come." The team announced that Trout would hold a news conference in Anaheim on Sunday afternoon.

"This is an exciting day for Angels fans and every player who has ever worn an Angels uniform," owner Arte Moreno said. "Mike Trout, an athlete whose accomplishments have placed him among the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has agreed to wear an Angels uniform for his entire career."

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Trout's extension tops the new $330 million, 12-year contract between Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies, and Trout's $35.5 million average annual value would surpass pitcher Zack Greinke's $34.4 million in a six-year deal with Arizona that started in 2016. The contract also would best Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez's $356 million deal with sports-streaming service DAZN.

Trout, 27, has been an All-Star in each of his seven full big league seasons and hit .312 with 39 homers, 79 RBIs, 24 steals and 122 walks last year. He has led the major leagues in OPS in each of the last two seasons.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.</s>According to multiple reports Tuesday morning, the Los Angeles Angels are set to make the best player in baseball a very, very wealthy man.

The Angels are reportedly finalizing a 12-year, $430 million contract with Mike Trout. That would come out to an average annual value of nearly $36 million for the 27-year-old outfielder on the fast-track to Cooperstown.

Trout's previous contract, for six-years and worth $144 million, was set to expire after the 2020 season, but the new deal will begin with the 2019 season, nullifying the final two years of the old pact, per Jeff Passan. Previously scheduled to hit free agency in two years, the extension should keep Trout with the Halos for the long haul, especially considering reports that no opt-out clauses were included in the deal.

Interestingly, the financial commitment is exactly $100 million greater than the contract Bryce Harper signed a few weeks ago, which gave him the largest contract in the history of Major League Baseball--if only for a moment.

Trout has won a Rookie of the Year award, two MVP awards, and has been named to the All-Star team in each of his seven full big-league seasons. His lifetime batting line is .307/.416/.573, and his lifetime .990 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) ranks ninth in MLB history.</s>Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing a $430 million contract, the largest in professional sports history. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jonah Keri of The Athletic.</s>ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels announced their $426.5 million, 12-year contract on Wednesday night, a record deal that ties baseball’s top player to the Orange County club for what likely will be the rest of his career.

Trout gets a $20 million signing bonus payable this March 31 and salaries of $16 million this year, $36 million in 2020 and $35.45 million in each of the final 10 years.

He cannot be traded without his consent and gets a hotel suite on road trips. He also receives four Diamond Club tickets plus a luxury suite for 20 games this year, and for the remainder of the contract by each Jan. 2 he can pick either the Diamond Clubs tickets or the suite dates for that season.

His deal tops the previous high set when Bryce Harper and Philadelphia struck a $330 million, 13-year agreement earlier in spring training.

The Angels will celebrate with a public appearance by Trout outside Angel Stadium on Sunday when the team returns from spring training for the first of three exhibitions against the Dodgers. Fans are invited to welcome home the two-time AL MVP, who already ranks among the most accomplished players of his generation.

“This is where I wanted to be all along,” Trout said in a statement. “I have enjoyed my time as an Angel and look forward to representing the organization, my teammates and our fans for years to come.”

Trout also thanked Angels owner Arte Moreno, who avoided two seasons of uncertainty over his superstar center fielder’s future by shattering the record for the biggest financial commitment to a player in North American team sports history.

“This is an exciting day for Angels fans and every player who has ever worn an Angels uniform,” Moreno said. “Mike Trout, an athlete whose accomplishments have placed him among the greatest baseball players in the history of the game, has agreed to wear an Angels uniform for his entire career.”

Trout’s $36 million average annual value surpasses pitcher Zack Greinke’s $34.4 million in a six-year deal with Arizona that started in 2016. Trout will set a baseball record for career earnings at about $513 million, surpassing the roughly $448 million Alex Rodriguez took in with Seattle, Texas and the New York Yankees from 1994-2017

Trout had been due $66.5 million over the next two seasons under his previous deal, a $144.5 million, six-year agreement. He is now under contract to the Angels through the 2030 season, when he will turn 39.

Trout had never shown any public interest in leaving the Angels, who drafted him late in the first round in 2009 and fostered his development. But his lifelong ties to the Philadelphia area and the Angels’ on-field struggles provided ample fodder for fans wondering whether Trout would leave after his contract expired.

The Angels have made the playoffs just once in Trout’s seven full big league seasons, which coincide with Albert Pujols’ seven-year tenure with the Halos. They were swept by Kansas City in that Division Series in 2014.

Los Angeles also is coming off three consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 1992-94, but the Angels’ progress under general manager Billy Eppler was enough to persuade Trout to take the deal.

The Angels now have two impressive cornerstones in place with Trout and AL Rookie of the Year Shohei Ohtani, who will return as their designated hitter at some point this season. Ohtani won’t pitch until 2020 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but the 24-year-old two-way star is tied to the Angels for at least five more seasons.

“I’m really happy and excited to play with such a great player for a long time,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “If anyone deserved such a big contract, it’s Mike.”

AP freelance writer Carrie Muskat in Tempe, Arizona, contributed to this report.</s>Mike Trout has reportedly become the highest-paid player in the history of baseball.

On Tuesday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the Los Angeles Angels signed their star center fielder to a 12-year, $430 million deal with MLB Network’s Jon Heyman later confirming the news. The contract breaks the previous MLB records for average annual salary (he’ll make $35.83 million per year) and overall money committed to a player. Bryce Harper ($330 million total) and Zack Greinke ($34.4 million per year) previously held the records.

The 27-year-old Trout has won two AL MVP awards during his time with the Angels and has finished in the top two of MVP voting four other times.

The deal for Trout sets a new standard for MLB player contracts at a time when MLB free agency has been notably slow to hand out record-setting deals. The contract Harper signed with the Philadelphia Phillies did not come to fruition until well after spring training had started.

Trout’s contract also sets a benchmark for future contract negotiations between the Boston Red Sox and reigning AL MVP Mookie Betts. The Red Sox’s 26-year-old star is set to become a free agent after the 2020 season.</s>The best player in baseball looks like he's never leaving the Los Angeles Angels after all. Mike Trout and the Angels are "finalizing" a 12-year, $430 million contract that would break all kinds of records, reports ESPN's Jeff Passan.

More to come on this breaking news.</s>The Los Angeles Angels and Mike Trout are reportedly finalizing the largest contract in professional sports history.

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Trout and the Angels are working on a 12-year deal worth more than $430 million. Trout would receive $36 Million a year, topping Zack Greinke’s previous record average of $34.4 million with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The previous sports record was held by Boxer Saul “Canelo” Alverez who signed an 11-fight contract worth $350 Million Dollars with London-based video streaming service DAZN.

Trout was due to be a free agent following the 2020 season and new Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper was already lobbying him to the join the team. Trout is a native of Millville, New Jersey which is 45 minutes away from Philadelphia.

Trout is considered the premier talent in Baseball with career .307 batting average with 240 home runs, 648 RBIs, 793 runs and 189 stolen bases and now will be paid as such.

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Report: Mike Trout & Los Angeles Angels Agree On A 12-Year $430 Million Dollar Deal was originally published on theteam980.com</s>Center fielder Mike Trout is finalizing a record-breaking $430 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, according to reports from ESPN and MLB.com.

The contract could keep Trout with the Angels for the remainder of his career. Trout was set become a free agent in 2 years, after the 2020 season. He is currently signed to a six-year $144.5 million deal. According to MLB.com, the new contract would add 10 years to the deal, meaning Trout would play for the Angels for an additional 12 years.

Under the new deal, Trout would receive and annual average of $35.8 million. This surpasses Zack Greinke's deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, for $34.4 million a year. Trout's contract also surpasses the $330 million contract that Bryce Harper signed with the Phillies earlier this month.

Trout has won two American League MVP awards and was the American League Rookie of the Year in 2012.</s>Superstar outfielder Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing a 12-year, $430 million contract that shatters the previous record for the largest deal in the history of professional sports, according to a report Tuesday.

The deal would pay Trout an average annual salary of $36 million, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported. Trout, 27, was set to become a free agent after the 2020 season.

Trout’s contract extension would easily surpass boxer Canelo Alvarez’s record-setting $365 million contract with streaming service DAZN. It would breaks the MLB record set by fellow slugger Bryce Harper, who signed a $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this offseason.

Angels representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels finalize a record-breaking 12-year, $430 million contract, the largest in the history of Major League Baseball.