BREAKING: SF Giants ink Matt Chapman to 6-year extension

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman, the most productive free agent signing the Giants added this past winter, has agreed to a long-term extension to stay with the Giants through 2030, the team announced.

Chapman, 31, agreed to a six-year, $151 contract with San Francisco on Wednesday. He’ll earn $25 million each season from 2025 to 2030.

Asked last month by this news organization about the possibility of a contract extension, Chapman expressed interest in staying in a Giants uniform.

“That’s not really my focus right now; my focus is on trying to make the playoffs,” Chapman said. “But the Giants, I love being here and they know that I want to be here. They know that I’m open to that. I’m kind of just waiting on them.”

Chapman has played all but four games this season, with one of his absences being a late scratch the of the club’s announcement. The four-time Gold Glover ranks 13th in MLB with 4.5 Fangraphs WAR among position players this season.

The Giants committed nearly $400 million in guaranteed contracts this past offseason, including an $18 million deal for Chapman in March that included a player option for 2026 and a mutual option in 2027. The six-year extension rips all of that up.

A two-time Platinum Glove winner, Chapman leads all third basemen in 2024 with 13 defensive runs saved. He leads the Giants in home runs (22), runs (90), doubles (33), hits (126) and RBI (69).

Chapman’s new six-year extension matches the longest contract president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has converted, equalling Jung Hoo Lee’s deal.