Right-hander Tanner Bibee has signed a $48 million, five-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians, a deal that includes a team option for 2030 and could be worth $68 million over six seasons.

Bibee, out of Mission Viejo High and Cal State Fullerton, will get his first opening-day assignment Thursday at Kansas City. He went 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA last season for the Guardians, finishing with 187 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings.

The 26-year-old gets a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $3 million in 2025, $4 million in 2026, $7 million in 2027, $10 million in 2028 and $21 million in 2029. Cleveland’s 2030 option is for $21 million with a $1 million buyout.

Bibee’s deal supersedes a one-year contract agreed to March 8 that called for an $812,000 salary in the major leagues and $372,900 in the minors. He would have been eligible for arbitration after each of the next three seasons and for free agency following the 2028 World Series.

Bibee had 10 wins during his rookie season in 2023 and was second in AL Rookie of the Year voting.

Cleveland selected Bibee in the fifth round of the 2021 amateur draft.

GIBSON JOINS ORIOLES

Right-hander Kyle Gibson returned to the Baltimore Orioles after a one-season absence, agreeing to a $5.25 million, one-year contract.

Gibson, 37, went 8-8 with a 4.24 ERA in 30 starts for St. Louis last year.

He was 15-9 with a 4.73 ERA in 33 starts for the Orioles in 2023 on a $10 million, one-year deal, then agreed to a one-year contract with the Cardinals that included a $12 million salary. St. Louis declined a $12 million option for 2025 in favor of a $1 million buyout.

Gibson is 112-108 with a 4.52 ERA over 12 seasons with Minnesota (2013-19), Texas (2020-21), Philadelphia (2021-22), the Orioles and Cardinals.

ROYALS ADD CANHA

The Kansas City Royals have acquired outfielder Mark Canha from the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Royals will send a player to be named later or cash to the Brewers.

Canha, 36, who can also play first base, was with the Brewers on a minor league deal and had the right to opt out of his contract Saturday.

He made his MLB debut with Oakland in 2015, his first of seven seasons with the A’s. He has also played for the New York Mets, Detroit and San Francisco.

He has a .249 career batting average with 120 homers, including a career-high 26 with Oakland in 2019.