NORTH PORT, Fla. — The Rays and Manuel Margot were working Tuesday to finalize a contract extension that would keep the versatile veteran outfielder with the team for two more years and pay him $19 million.
Margot, 27, otherwise would be eligible for free agency after this season, in which he is set to make $5.6 million.
News of the extension was first reported by several sites in Margot’s native Dominican Republic.