BALTIMORE (AP) — Kristian Campbell agreed to a $60 million, eight-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, less than a week after his major league debut.
Campbell agreed to the deal with just six days of major league service time. Boston struck a big-money deal with a rookie for the second straight year following a $50 million, eight-year contract last April with outfielder/infielder Ceddanne Rafaela, who started 2024 with 35 days of service.
“I know we have a really good team and a really good system," Campbell said. “It's a winning culture, a winning organization. ... Winning people, in the city of Boston. That made the decision fairly easy.”
Campbell gets a $2 million signing bonus, half payable within 60 days of the contract’s approval by Major League Baseball and half next Jan. 15. He receives salaries of $1 million this year, $2 million in 2026, $3 million in 2027, $4 million in 2028, $6 million in 2029, $9 million in 2030, $13 million in 2031 and $16 million in 2032. The deal includes a $19 million team option for 2033 with a $4 million buyout and a $21 million team option for 2034 with no buyout.
Salaries for 2031-34 can escalate based on accomplishment in the immediately preceding season: $200,000 for making the All-Star team, $2 million for winning an MVP award, $1 million for finishing second or third in the voting, $500,000 for fourth or fifth, and $250,000 for sixth through 10th.
A 22-year-old infielder and outfielder, Campbell made his big league debut March 27 as Boston's youngest opening day starter at second since Reggie Smith. He entered Wednesday hitting .375 (6 for 16) with two doubles, one homer, two RBIs and four walks.
“They developed me from day one, as soon as I got drafted. They've been working with me every day,” Campbell said. “I've learned something new every day. They've helped me become the player I am today. So it means a lot to me that I'm with the Red Sox for a long time.”
Campbell's new deal supersedes a one-year contract paying the $760,000 minimum while in the major leagues.
“I've just got to worry about baseball now. Everything that's happened is life-changing for sure," he said. “I'm looking forward to just playing baseball now, winning games.”
Campbell's contract comes the same week the Red Sox agreed to a $170 million, six-year contract with ace left-hander Garrett Crochet, whom Boston acquired in an offseason trade from the Chicago White Sox.
“We're building something really good,” Campbell said. “We have a lot of great players. ... Going in the right direction for sure.”
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Boston Red Sox's Kristian Campbell gestures as he stands on second base after he doubled during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Boston Red Sox's Kristian Campbell, left, runs the bases past third base coach Kyle Hudson (84) after his home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Boston Red Sox's Kristian Campbell slides into third, reaching on a Wilyer Abreu single in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — An Army sergeant appearing before a military judge Friday pleaded not guilty in the shootings of five people, including his romantic partner, at a Georgia base where he faces a trial by court-martial in June.
Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, is charged with attempted murder and other crimes in the Aug. 6 shootings at Fort Stewart. The judge presiding over his case, Col. Gregory Batdorff, scheduled Radford's trial to begin June 15.
Authorities say Radford opened fire with a personal handgun on members of his supply unit at the sprawling Army post in southeast Georgia. They say four soldiers and a civilian worker, who was Radford’s romantic partner, were wounded before fellow soldiers disarmed and restrained Radford until military police arrived.
Radford's 15-minute arraignment hearing Friday in a Fort Stewart courtroom came a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
Army prosecutors have charged Radford with six counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault, with the sixth victim being a person the shooter fired at and missed.
They also charged him with domestic violence. The court document detailing the charges against Radford says one of the shooting victims was his “intimate partner.”
The Army has not released the victims’ names, and they were redacted from a copy of the charging document Army prosecutors released after the hearing Friday. Fort Stewart officials have declined to comment on what led to the shooting.
The charging document says three of the victims suffered “grievous bodily harm,” two of them from gunshot wounds to the chest, the other from being shot in the abdomen.
Under military law, attempted murder carries a potential penalty of life imprisonment.
Radford waived his right to an investigative hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, to determine if there was sufficient evidence to send his case to a court-martial. Presiding remotely by teleconference, the judge pressed Radford in court Friday on whether he understood that he had given up the right to challenge his accusers before going to trial.
“Yes, your honor,” the accused sergeant replied.
Radford's military defense attorneys deferred making a decision on whether the judge or a jury of fellow soldiers will weigh the evidence at his trial and render a verdict.
Since the shootings, Radford has been held in pretrial confinement at a Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina.
The largest Army post east of the Mississippi River, Fort Stewart is home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. It is located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Savannah.
Radford has been serving as a supply sergeant in the division’s 2nd Armored Brigade. Army records show he enlisted in 2018.
Soldiers in Radford’s unit said they followed the sound of gunfire into the hallways of an office building where they found hazy gun smoke in the air and wounded victims on the floor and in nearby offices.
Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the 3rd Infantry’s commander, credited soldiers with saving lives by immediately rendering first aid, in some cases using their bare hands to staunch bleeding gunshot wounds.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll visited Fort Stewart the day after the shootings to award Meritorious Service Medals to six soldiers who helped restrain the gunman and treat the victims.
FILE - A sign welcoming people to Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
