Third-baseman Matt Champan ‘signs $54million contract for three-years with the San Francisco Giants’… as the four-time Gold Glove winner returns to the Bay Area after a previous stint with the Oakland A’s

Free agent third baseman Matt Chapman is returning to the Bay Area. But this time he trades green and gold for orange and black.

The four-time Gold Glove winner has agreed to a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, according to multiple reports.

Chapman will receive $54 million over the three-year period, with opt-outs scheduled at the end of each year.

Reports indicate he will make $20 million this season, $18 million in 2025 and $16 million in 2026, but he does have the ability to break that deal at the end of each season.

Chapman was a former first-round selection of the Giants’ cross-bay rivals, the Oakland A’s, in 2014.

Chapman was a draft pick of the Giants’ cross-bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics

With the A’s, Chapman won three Gold Glove awards and two Platinum Glove awards

He made his MLB debut for the Athletics in 2017, won two Gold Gloves as the best defensive third baseman in baseball and was named to his only All-Star team.

During that time, he also won two Platinum Gloves as the best defensive player of all positions in the American League.

Chapman played the entire 2021 season with Oakland. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for a package of prospects just before the start of the 2022 season.

During that time, he earned two more Gold Glove awards, including this season’s award.

He slashed .243/.330/.478 in his five seasons with Oakland and .234/.327/.429 in Toronto.

Throughout his career, Champan has a batting average of .240, an on-base percentage of .329 and a slugging percentage of .461. He also hit 155 home runs and 426 RBI throughout his career.