Rougned Odor gets 6 years and 2 horses in contract extension with Rangers
The Texas Rangers made their six-year, $49.5 million extension with second baseman Rougned Odor official Thursday. And a previously unreported contract perk was revealed in the process: The Rangers sealed the deal by including a couple of horses.
https://twitter.com/Rangers/status/847541508043624449
Seriously, this isn’t an early April Fools’ joke. Here are the horses, courtesy of the Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant:
https://twitter.com/Evan_P_Grant/status/847537741160222720
Odor, 23, posted career highs across the board in his third season in the majors in 2016, hitting .271/.296/.502 with 33 homers, 33 doubles, 88 RBI and 89 runs scored.
We knew he dabbled in boxing thanks to his knockout of Jose Bautista, but Odor's equestrian skills are a surprise.
In hindsight, however, it makes perfect sense for a Ranger.
