A’s sign Tyler Soderstrom to franchise-record $86 million contract extension

Tyler Soderstrom is having an extra special holiday.

The 24-year-old left fielder and the A’s agreed to a seven-year, $86 million contract extension to make for the largest guarantee in franchise history, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Thursday.

The deal involves an eighth-year club option and can max out at $131 million.

Soderstrom’s extension surpasses those of Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler, who were both extended on $60 million and $65.5 million deals, respectively, before the 2025 season.

Previously, the A’s $67 million contract with Luis Severino was the high mark.

Soderstrom, who was a first-round pick in 2020 out of Turlock High School in California, had a breakout 2025 campaign. The left-handed hitter recorded a .276 average and an .820 OPS with 25 home runs and 93 RBIs across 561 at-bats and 158 games.

It was a significant jump in his third year in the MLB. The year prior, he hit .233 with a .743 OPS in 61 games.

Soderstrom was one of the league’s top hitters to start the year, belting nine home runs while hitting .284 before the end of April.

Additionally, Soderstrom was tied for fourth in the league behind only Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh and Eugenio Suarez in homers through the first month of the season.

Soderstrom was initially drafted as a catcher but ended up moving off the position, recording 15 MLB starts behind the plate during his rookie season in 2023. He went on to play first base for the majority of the 2024 season.

He split his time between first base and left field last season for the A’s.

Soderstrom is part of the young core that the team is forming, including American League Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson.