Austin Riley Contract: Breaking down Atlanta Braves star's salary details in 2023

For the red-hot Atlanta Braves, third baseman Austin Riley has been an important part of their winning recipe.

The Mississippi native followed up a breakout 2021 season with a massive 2022 campaign. He hit .273/.349/.528 with 38 home runs and 93 RBIs, additionally, Riley led the MLB in total bases with 325.

During the stupendous year, the Braves moved to lock down Riley on a long-term basis. Until that point, Riley was still under a one-year deal that paid him a paltry $3.95 million for the 2022 season.

On August 1, 2022, the Atlanta Braves inked Riley to a massive 10-year deal worth $212 million. The contract was the largest in Braves history by a significant margin.

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Under the terms of the deal, Riley will make $15 million for the 2023 season, and $21 million for the 2024 season. From 2025 until 2032, Austin Riley will make a flat salary of $22 million.

As part of the deal, Riley also earmarked $2.12 million of his salary to go toward the Atlanta Braves Foundation. In 2033, the Braves have a club option pertaining to whether or not they want to keep Riley around.

If the club option is activated, Riley will make an additional $20 million before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2034.

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Widely seen as one of the most dynamic hitters in the National League, Riley is hitting .264/.338/.456 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in 50 games for the Braves so far this season.

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Thanks in part to Riley, the Braves are currently 5.5 games ahead of the second-place New York Mets in the NL East, They are currently in the City of Brotherly Love for an important weekend series against the Philadelphia Phillies, another key divisional rival.

Austin Riley has a lot to live up to for the Braves

Although recent signings have skyrocketed in value, $212 million is not a number that can easily be looked over. The Braves know that if Riley is healthy, he will be producing at the expected rate.

Still only 26 years old, Austin Riley has the opportunity to have the same impact on the Braves franchise that Freddie Freeman did about a decade ago.