Rougned Odor’s contract extension with the Texas Rangers appears to be emboldening all of the neigh-sayers.
Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports on Thursday that the six-year, $49.5 million agreement between Odor and the Rangers also includes two horses. The 23-year-old infielder apparently raises them in his spare time.
As part of Odor's deal, the 2B, who raises horses in spare time, will get two elite horses. Nice touch horse ?
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) March 30, 2017
These are in fact the horses that sealed the Odor deal. This is not a joke pic.twitter.com/O0Ka03RXRb
— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) March 30, 2017
Rangers GM Jon Daniels confirmed the inclusion of the horses later in the day in a joint press conference with Odor, per the team’s official Twitter account.
Rougie grew up with ?s on a ranch in Venezuela.
Now he gets that chance here in Texas! pic.twitter.com/bbgEibo5tK
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) March 30, 2017
Odor, who batted .271/.296/.502 with 33 home runs and 88 RBIs in 2016, reportedly rejected an extension offer from the Rangers over the summer, so it sounds like the two sides just had to engage in a bit of horseplay to get it done.
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H/T theScore
