{"id":917642,"date":"2026-10-02T08:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917642\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:56:15","slug":"ex-toronto-blue-jays-star-still-owed-100-million-by-current-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917642\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Toronto Blue Jays Star Still Owed $100 Million By Current Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 26: Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single to score Davis Schneider #36 in the fourth inning of their MLB game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rogers Centre on August 26, 2023 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> had their season come to an end.<\/p>\n

Despite beating the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> by a score of 5-1, they did not qualify to make the 2026 MLB<\/a> playoffs.<\/p>\n

Ex-Jays Star Still Owed $100 Million<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates his home in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals<\/a> at Kauffman Stadium on September 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.\n<\/p>\n

With their season over, it\u2019s worth taking a look at a former Blue Jays star.<\/p>\n

Matt Chapman<\/a> just finished his fourth year playing for the San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That said, he last played in a game on June 30.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on September 29): \u201cContinuing his rehab in Arizona and will be ready by Spring Training.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates his solo home run, to take a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that the Giants<\/a> owe Chapman an enormous amount of money.<\/p>\n

He will be paid $25 million per year until the end of the 2031 season.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the Giants<\/a> are still on the hook for $100 million (h\/t Spotrac<\/a>).<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan wrote<\/a> (on September 5, 2024): \u201cMatt Chapman\u2019s deal with the San Francisco Giants<\/a> starts in 2025, when he\u2019ll be 32 years old, and will run through 2030. It includes no deferred money and a no-trade clause. The $151 million comes on top of the $20 million he earned this season in the deal replaced by extension.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Chapman\u2019s deal with the San Francisco Giants starts in 2025, when he\u2019ll be 32 years old, and will run through 2030. It includes no deferred money and a no-trade clause. The $151 million comes on top of the $20 million he earned this season in the deal replaced by extension.<\/p>\n

Looking At Chapman\u2019s Time With Toronto<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.\n<\/p>\n

Chapman played for the Blue Jays from 2022-23 (after a trade via the Athletics).<\/p>\n

He hit 27 home runs (with 76 RBIs) during the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

MLB.com wrote<\/a> (on March 16, 2022): \u201cOakland Athletics traded 3B Matt Chapman to Toronto Blue Jays for LHP Zach Logue, RHP Gunnar Hoglund, LHP Kirby Snead and SS Kevin Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays made the MLB playoffs in both years that Chapman was with the franchise.<\/p>\n

\n\"\"<\/a>GettyMatt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws to first base on a ball hit by Max Kepler<\/a> #26 of the Minnesota Twins<\/a> during the second inning in Game Two of the Wild Card Series at Target Field on October 04, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\n<\/p>\n

Chapman signed with the Giants<\/a> as a free agent (before the 2024 season).<\/p>\n

While he is a good player, his contract could be a negative asset toward the end of the deal.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 26: Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays hits an RBI single…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":917643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[49,48,3302],"class_list":["post-917642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-toronto","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}