According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Athletics have extended right fielder Lawrence Butler for seven years and $66.5 million. With the A's set to play a pair of spring training games in Las Vegas this weekend, the team is making sure to be in the headlines, with the club also announcing the hiring of former Las Vegas Raiders president Marc Badain for the same role with the green and gold.
Butler, 24, broke out in a big way in July of 2024, and finished the second half of last season as one of the top-10 bats in baseball.