PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Catcher Nick Hundley signed a contract extension on Tuesday that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through at least 2014.
General manager Josh Byrnes says Hundley’s deal guarantees him $9 million through 2014 and includes a $5 million club option for 2015.
Hundley hit .288 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 82 games last season.
A second-round draft pick in the 2005 amateur draft, Hundley has hit .255 with 30 homers and 126 RBIs in 305 games in the majors. He avoided arbitration in January when he signed a one-year deal worth $2 million.
Byrnes says Hundley will earn $3 million in 2013 and $4 million in 2014.
