Three days ago pitcher Jeremy Guthrie was in London Greenwich coaching Herts youth team players and just an hour ago Major League Baseball announced that he has signed a new 3-year contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Congratulations from everyone at Herts Baseball Club and in particular from the young Herts players who worked with him on Saturday.
The deal is worth $25 million – $5 million in 2013, $11 million in 2014 and $9 million in 2015. MLB have published more information on this announcement (click to view). You can also catch analysis on this transaction on the Hot Stove Show on MLB.COM at 8pm Greenwich Mean Time (click to view)