Left fielder Tyler Soderstrom reaches $86M, 7-year agreement with
Athletics, AP source says
[December 26, 2025]
By JANIE McCAULEY
Left fielder Tyler Soderstrom and the Athletics have
agreed to an $86 million, seven-year contract, according to a person
with knowledge of the negotiations.
The deal includes a club option for an eighth season, the person told
The Associated Press on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity
because the agreement has not been finalized. |
Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom sprints towards first after hitting an RBI
double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Houston
Astros, Sept. 23, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott
Marshall, File) |
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Soderstrom’s agreement, which is subject to a successful
physical, contains bonus provisions that could raise its value
to $131 million, the person said.
Soderstrom started 145 of the 158 games he played this year —
100 of those starts in left field — his first full major league
season after making his debut in 2023 and playing 45 games
before 61 last year. He batted .276 with 25 home runs and 93
RBIs with 141 strikeouts and 55 walks this past season.
Drafted 26th overall by the A’s in 2020, the 24-year-old
Soderstrom has locked in a long-term contract to stay close to
where he grew up in Turlock, California. He was on track to
become eligible for arbitration after the 2026 season and for
free agency after the 2029 season.
Planning to move to Las Vegas for 2028, the A’s last offseason
agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with designated
hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker and a $65.5 million, seven-year
deal with outfielder Lawrence Butler. The team is entering the
second of three planned seasons at a Triple-A ballpark in West
Sacramento.
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