Cardinals sign pitcher Miles Mikolas to $55.75M, 3-year deal

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:44 PM CDT Friday, Mar. 24, 2023 Last Modified: 5:59 PM CDT Friday, Mar. 24, 2023

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas is sticking with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The right-hander signed a $55.75 million, three-year contract on Friday that will carry through the 2025 season.

The new deal replaces a $68 million, four-year contract signed in February 2019 that covered the 2020-23 seasons and was set to pay $15.75 million this year.

FILE - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas throws during spring training baseball practice Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Jupiter, Fla. Mikolas is sticking with the Cardinals. The 34-year-old veteran right-handed pitcher signed a two-year contract extension with the Cardinals on Friday, March 24, that runs through the 2025 season.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Mikolas will receive a $5 million signing bonus payable July 1 and will make $18.75 million in 2023 and $16 million in each of the following two seasons. Mikolas can earn a $250,000 bonus for winning a Cy Young Award, $50,000 for All-Star election or selection or winning a Gold Glove, $100,000 for League Championship Series MVP and $150,000 for World Series MVP.

Mikolas is scheduled to make the second opening-day start of his big league career next Thursday when the Cardinals host Toronto. Mikolas went 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA last season while helping St. Louis to the NL Central title.

“Miles stands among the top pitchers in the game today, and has continued to provide a steady presence for us both in the rotation and inside the clubhouse,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said in a statement.

Mikolas is 45-40 with a 3.79 in 143 games with San Diego, Texas and St. Louis. He recently pitched six shutout innings in two appearances for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic.