Jeff PassanJan 30, 2026, 04:24 PM ETMultiple Authors
All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson and the Athletics reached agreement on a seven-year contract that includes a club option for an eighth season, the team announced Friday, adding another premium young player to an impressive core as the franchise prepares to move to Las Vegas.
In addition to Wilson and Kurtz, All-Star designated hitter Brent Rooker and outfielders Tyler Soderstrom and Lawrence Butler are under contract until at least 2030. While Kurtz has not signed a contract extension, Wilson and Soderstrom are under team control through 2033, Butler through 2032 and Rooker through 2030.
After going to the A’s with the sixth pick in the 2023 draft out of Grand Canyon University — where his father, longtime big league shortstop Jack Wilson, coached — Wilson teed off on minor league pitching, hitting .393/.439/.601 and debuting barely a year after he was selected.
The team enters its second year in Sacramento, where it plans to spend three seasons before its new stadium in Las Vegas’ planned opening in 2028. Owner John Fisher agreed to move the team to Las Vegas from Oakland, where it had played since 1968, and has expanded this year’s payroll to an estimated $90 million. The A’s highest Opening Day payroll ever was $92.2 million in 2019.
The contract is worth $70 million, sources told ESPN.
Jeff PassanJan 30, 2026, 04:24 PM ETMultiple Authors