Soderstrom has been a multi-positional force for the Athletics since joining the team in 2023. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images
Left fielder Tyler Soderstrom and the Athletics have agreed to a seven-year, $86 million contract extension, the largest guaranteed deal in franchise history, a league source confirmed to The Athletic.
The deal for the 24-year-old has been in the works since early November, the source said, and it includes an eighth-year club option with escalators that could push the total value to $131 million.
Still temporary residents in Sacramento while awaiting an eventual move to Las Vegas, the A’s have shown a willingness to invest in the future.
Soderstrom’s extension comes days after the A’s sent a pitching prospect to the Mets for infielder Jeff McNeil. It also makes him the third core player to agree to a long-term extension with the team in the last 12 months, joining Lawrence Butler (seven years, $65.5 million) and Brent Rooker (five years, $60 million).
“At the end of the day, our goal is to put the greatest team on the field that we can and payroll is an important part of that,” owner John Fisher told The Athletic this offseason. “But our guys (in the front office) have demonstrated over decades now that they can see things in players that other teams don’t see. … We’re going to sign our guys to longer-term deals, as well as sign free agents who can make our team better.”
Soderstrom is considered one of the franchise’s bright young stars. Last season, he recorded three two-homer games within the first 17 games, becoming just the fifth player in MLB history to do so. The 2020 first-round pick made his major league debut in 2023 and is coming off a breakout 2025 that saw him slash .276/.346/.474 with 25 home runs, 93 RBIs and 75 runs over 158 games for the 76-86 A’s.
Soderstrom has been a multi-positional force for the team. Initially drafted as a catcher, he started 2025 as a first baseman before transitioning midseason to the outfield, where he ended up as an American League Gold Glove finalist.
