A’s star Brent Rooker signs 5-year, $60M extension

Jan 7, 2025, 9:37 AM

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 20: Brent Rooker #25 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates as he runs the ...

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Designated hitter Brent Rooker and the Athletics reached a five-year, $60 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported.

The New York Post reported on Monday night that the deal includes a $10 million signing bonus and can be worth $92 million over six years provided incentives are reached.

Rooker, 30, struggled to find his footing with three different teams before joining the Athletics in 2023. He made the All-Star Game in that season while batting .246 with 30 homers and 69 RBIs in 137 games.

Brent Rooker’s extension with the A’s will pay him $30 million over the first three seasons, which would’ve been his arbitration years. Rooker, 30, has been a late bloomer who thrived with the A’s, and after they turned down opportunities to trade him, they instead extend him.

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Rooker followed that up by hitting .293 with 39 homers and 112 RBIs in 145 games.

The A’s haven’t been shy about signing sizable contracts this summer, notably a three-year deal for $67 million with right-hander Luis Severino. They also acquired left-hander Jeffrey Springs in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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More on Brent Rooker & the A’s

Brent Rooker capped off an impressive 2024 season by bringing home some hardware.

The Athletics’ slugger collected the first Silver Slugger Award of his career in November, becoming the first A’s player to win the award since former third baseman Eric Chavez did so in 2002.

Rooker, 30, is the 11th A’s player since 1980 (the first year that the award was created) to win a Silver Slugger Award.

Rooker underwent surgery last month to repair a forearm injury, but the A’s expect the 2023 All-Star to be ready for Spring Training in February.

It was a memorable 2024 campaign for Rooker, as the Mississippi State alumni batted a career-high .293 while also setting career-highs in home runs (39), RBI (112), hits (160), runs scored (82), and stolen bases (11).

Among MLB leaders, Rooker finished the season tied for fifth in home runs, tied for fourth in RBI, sixth in slugging percentage (.562), and eighth in on-base-plus-slugging-percentage (.927).