JESÚS AGUILAR NEWS

Signs with team in Japan Aguilar signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Seibu Lions in Japan.

Impact Aguilar slashed just .221/.281/.385 over 36 games (115 plate appearances) last season with the Athletics before being released in June. He then joined Atlanta on a minor-league deal and played out the remainder of the 2023 campaign at Triple-A Gwinnett. The 33-year-old first baseman will look to rediscover his power stroke in Nippon Professional Baseball.

DECEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Signs minor-league pact Atlanta signed Aguilar to a minor-league contract Tuesday.

Impact Aguilar was released by the Athletics on June 4, and the veteran first baseman has found a new home a little over a week later. The 32-year-old slashed .221/.281/.325 with five homers over 36 games with Oakland before he was booted off the roster. Aguilar could provide bench help for Atlanta in 2023, but they'll have to add him to the 40-man roster in order to promote him to the big-league club.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Let go by Oakland Aguilar was released by the Athletics on Sunday.

Impact Aguilar was designated for assignment by Oakland on Monday, and he'll become a free agent after going unclaimed on waivers. The 32-year-old has slashed .221/.281/.385 with five home runs, nine RBI and eight runs over 36 games this season.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Oakland DFAs veteran 1B Jesus Aguilar The Oakland A's designated first baseman Jesus Aguilar for assignment on Monday.

MAY 29, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Dropped from 40-man roster Aguilar was designated for assignment Monday by the Athletics, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.

Impact Aguilar will now either report to Triple-A Las Vegas, be claimed by another team off waivers or be released outright. The 32-year-old has struggled to a .221/.281/.385 slash line this season while striking out 27.2 percent of the time. That being said, he's batting .280 with four homers, eight RBI and five runs over 50 at-bats versus southpaws in 2023, making him a potential platoon option with a new squad.

MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Filling short-side platoon role Aguilar will serve as Oakland's designated hitter and cleanup batter in Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Though he'll enter the lineup with southpaw Ryan Yarbrough on the bump for Kansas City, Aguilar appears to have settled into a pure short-side platoon role for the Athletics at this stage. The 32-year-old was on the bench in five of Oakland's last six matchups against right-handed starting pitchers.

MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Launches fifth homer Aguilar went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a win over the Reds on Sunday.

Impact Aguilar's first-inning 428-foot blast to left center scored Brent Rooker to give the Athletics an early 2-0 lead. The veteran pushed his season slash line to an impressive .270/.321/.500 with his multi-hit effort, already his sixth such tally of the campaign.

MAY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Grabs some pine Aguilar is absent from the Athletics' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Angels.

Impact The A's are going with Brent Rooker at designated hitter and Ryan Noda at first base against Shohei Ohtani. Aguilar had two homers in the first game of the series but was hitless in the next two contests.

APRIL 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hammers two homers Aguilar went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's victory against the Angels.

Impact The veteran slugger went back-to-back with Brent Rooker in both the first and third innings against Angels starter Jose Suarez. Aguilar has gone deep three times in his last three games after an 11-game drought. He's now slashing .274/.324/.500 with six extra-base hits and seven RBI through 68 plate appearances.

APRIL 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hits second homer of year Aguilar went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and one run scored in Saturday's loss to the Rangers.

Impact Aguilar was the lone bright spot for Oakland, as he was the only player on the team to have a multi-hit game. The journeyman first baseman is now slashing .259/.317/.407, with two homers and five RBI. The 32-year-old will likely keep getting consistent playing time as a reliable veteran presence on this struggling A's team.

APRIL 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Tuesday off Aguilar is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Cubs.

Impact Aguilar will take a seat with Ryan Noda at first and Aledmys Diaz serving as designated hitter. In his first year with the A's the 33-year-old has registered a .656 OPS with one homer over 52 plate appearances over 14 games.

APRIL 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Sunday's lineup Aguilar is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Impact Aguilar has a .670 OPS through 47 plate appearances this season and will take a seat Sunday for the second time in Oakland's past three games. Brent Rooker will serve as the designated hitter and bat third in the series finale versus New York.

APRIL 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Friday Aguilar isn't starting Friday against the Mets.

Impact After going 4-for-13 with an RBI and a run scored in Oakland's last series against Baltimore, Aguilar will take a seat for Friday's series opener with New York. Brent Rooker will take over as designated hitter and bat third.

APRIL 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

A's snap 6-game skid with 8-4 victory over Orioles

Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Carlos Pérez homered and had three hits to help the Oakland Athletics snap their six-game losing streak with an 8-4 vict...

APRIL 13, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Monday Aguilar is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Baltimore.

Impact Aguilar will see a streak of five consecutive starts come to an end Monday while Athletics manager Mark Kotsay gives Aledmys Diaz a day out of the field to serve as the team's designated hitter. Through 30 plate appearances on the season, Aguilar is hitting .222 with a home run and three RBI.

APRIL 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Powers offense in loss Aguilar went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a double in an extra-inning loss to Cleveland on Wednesday.

Impact Oakland trailed 4-0 entering the eighth inning, but the team was able to tie the score in that frame thanks largely to Aguilar's three-run blast off Tim Herrin. The long ball was the veteran's first of the campaign and also accounted for his first three RBI of 2023. The paltry A's offense may prevent Aguilar from being much of a run producer this season, and after slashing .235/.281/.379 in 2022, Aguilar's fantasy outlook isn't very appealing.

APRIL 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Athletics' rally to tie on Aguilar's epic eighth-inning home run, but fall in 10 to Guardians OAKLAND, Calif. — Athletics designated hitter Jesus Aguilar wasn’t interested in reliving one of the most epic at-bats you’ll ever see in th...

APRIL 6, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Guardians rally in 10th to beat A's after blowing big lead

Andrés Giménez scored on pinch-hitter Will Brennan’s groundout for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Steven Kwan followed with an RBI single and the Cleveland Guardians held off...

APRIL 5, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not in lineup Monday Aguilar is not in the starting lineup for Monday's contest against the Guardians, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Aguilar retreats to the bench for Monday's opener against Cleveland, and Ryan Noda will get the start at first base with Ramon Laureano the designated hitter. Aguilar has picked up three hits in 10 at-bats with no extra-base hits to open his first season as a member of the A's.

APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort Sunday Aguilar went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Angels on Sunday.

Impact Aguilar generated one of two multi-hit efforts on the afternoon for Oakland in the shutout loss, giving him a 3-for-10 tally in his first series as a member of the Athletics. The veteran slugger has drawn three consecutive starts at first base to open the season but is also expected to put in ample time at designated hitter as the season unfolds.

APRIL 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Solid spring results at plate Aguilar is hitting .261 (6-for-23) with two doubles, six RBI, five walks, a hit-by-pitch and three runs across 10 Cactus League games.

Impact While he's yet to leave the yard, Aguilar has put forth a productive spring at the plate thus far and encouragingly struck out just twice in 28 plate appearances. Aguilar has never been able to re-ascend to the heights of his career-best 35-homer 2018 season with the Brewers, but he proved he still had some solid pop in his bat a year ago while belting 35 extra-base hits, including 16 round trippers, across 129 games with the Marlins and Orioles. Aguilar is slated to play on a near-everyday basis at either first base or designated hitter to open the 2023 campaign.

MARCH 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Aguilar embraces leadership role with A's GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jesús Aguilar feels like he has been here before. Aguilar brought a big bat and a big presence to a young 2020 Miami team...

MARCH 2, 2023 • MLB.COM

Free agent Jesús Aguilar reaches $3M, one-year deal with A's

The Oakland Athletics and slugger Jesús Aguilar have agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract

JANUARY 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Expected to play every day Aguilar is expected to receive everyday playing time between first base and designated hitter, Athletics general manager David Forst told Martin Gallegos of MLB.com on Friday.

Impact Forst was speaking to reporters after the A's made their one-year, $3 million contract with Aguilar official. The 32-year-old put up just a .661 OPS over 129 games for the Marlins and Orioles last season, but it's not a surprise to hear the plan is to play him regularly in 2023 given the state of Oakland's roster. Still, it's difficult to imagine Aguilar will have much fantasy utility outside of deep leagues. With Aguilar around, Seth Brown figures to play the outfield more, assuming he's not traded.

JANUARY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Signing deal with A's Aguilar is set to sign a contract with the Athletics, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Impact It's a one-year, $3 million deal, adds USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Aguilar largely struggled at the dish for both the Marlins and Orioles in 2022, ultimately finishing with a .235/.281/.379 slash line over 507 plate appearances. The 32-year-old first baseman/DH has some pop left in his bat, however, and appears to have picked the right spot in Oakland to maximize his potential for playing time in 2023.

JANUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE