--- description: The record-setting 13-year contract is the largest deal in North American sports history. title: MLB: Marlins Sign Giancarlo Stanton in Record Deal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a2576cb4ce8b50c/69876941428a9e4890cc56ca/baseball.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Baseball](/tag/baseball/) ## Baseball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Marlins Sign Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton in the Largest Contract in U.S. Sports History by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2014 9:30 AM CUT  Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins makes some contact at the plate during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on September 11, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins makes some contact at the plate during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on September 11, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Mike McGinnis — Getty Images by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 18, 2014 9:30 AM CUT The Miami Marlins spared absolutely no expense this week to ensure that their star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton stayed with the franchise. Late on Monday, the baseball club announced through their [website](http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/101680990/giancarlo-stanton-marlins-have-325-million-deal-in-place "undefined") that the team and Stanton had agreed on a new, record-setting 13-year contract worth $325 million — making the deal the largest in North American sports history, [according](http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24816967/marlins-stanton-mega-deal-is-in-place-325m-13-years-early-opt-out "undefined") to CBS Sports. “This is a landmark day,” said Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, [according](http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/101680990/giancarlo-stanton-marlins-have-325-million-deal-in-place "undefined") to MLB.com. “I’m happy for the city. I’m happy for him. And I’m thrilled for baseball. We have a player who is committed to us, and we’ve committed to him for the life of his career.” Miami’s all-out financial offensive to keep one of baseball’s best sluggers on their roster is likely designed to inject new momentum in the franchise’s fan base, after years of disappointment. The Marlins have failed to reach the playoffs since 2003 and recorded the lowest payroll in the league in 2014. The team is scheduled to hold a formal press conference later this week in Miami to announce the finer details of their new contract with Stanton. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3591381/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-sports-history-baseball/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3591381/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-sports-history-baseball/"},"headline":"Marlins Sign Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton in the Largest Contract in U.S. Sports History","datePublished":"2014-11-18T09:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:30:12.065Z","description":"The 25-year-old slugger is set to make more than $300 million over 13 years","url":"https://time.com/3591381/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-sports-history-baseball/","keywords":["Baseball","Sports topic","MLB","U.S.","Florida"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a2576cb4ce8b50c/69876941428a9e4890cc56ca/baseball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a2576cb4ce8b50c/69876941428a9e4890cc56ca/baseball.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Miami Marlins v Milwaukee Brewers","caption":"Miami Marlins v Milwaukee Brewers","creditText":"Mike McGinnis — Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/baseball/","name":"Baseball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3591381/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-sports-history-baseball/","name":"Marlins Sign Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton in the Largest Contract in U.S. Sports History"}}]}] ```