Cincinnati Reds All-Star second baseman Brandon Phillips was rewarded for his breakout campaign with a six-year contract extension through the 2017 Major League Baseball season, the team said on Tuesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but a report on MLB's website said Phillips, who was playing out the option year on his previous contract and could have become a free agent after this season, will get $72.5 million.
Phillips, 30, led all National League second basemen in hitting (.300), runs (94), hits (183) and doubles (38) while ranking second in runs batted in (82) last season.
The signing follows a 10-year, $225 million extension that the Reds handed 2010 National League Most Valuable Player Joey Votto last week.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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