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Seth Brown reaches $2.7 million contract agreement with A's, avoiding arbitration

Seth Brown and the Athletics reached agreement on a $2.7 million contract for the 2025 season, with the outfielder and first baseman avoiding salary arbitration

11 HOURS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Avoids arbitration The Athletics and Brown avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract Wednesday.

Impact There's no word on the financial terms of the deal, but Brown was due a modest raise after earning a $2.6 million salary in 2024. The 32-year-old slashed .231/.283/.379 with 14 home runs in 124 games this past season. Brown is likely to play a good amount versus righties again for the Athletics in 2025.

15 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Productive showing in finale Brown went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday.

Impact Brown posted the only multi-hit effort of the afternoon for the Athletics in the season finale, his first performance with a pair of knocks since Sept. 6. The productive afternoon prevented him from heading into the offseason mired in a slump, as he'd gone just 2-for-24 over the prior seven games. The 2024 campaign was essentially a tale of two seasons for Brown -- he earned himself a mid-June demotion to Triple-A Las Vegas by posting a .189 average, .557 OPS and 33.8 percent strikeout rate over the first 63 games, but he posted a .271 average and .760 OPS across 61 games upon returning shortly before the All-Star break, striking out just 22.4 percent of the time in the process.

SEPTEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

The final day for the Oakland Athletics arrives ahead of next season's move away from the Bay

The name Oakland being attached to the Athletics ended Sunday after the final out of their season finale against the Seattle Mariners

SEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Idle versus southpaw Brown isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against New York.

Impact Brown will take a seat Saturday as the Yankees send fellow left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound. The former's absence will allow Daz Cameron to pick up a start in left field while batting sixth.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Out again versus lefty Brown is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.

Impact The Cubs are starting a third straight lefty in the series in Justin Steele, and the left-handed-hitting Brown has been out of the lineup for all three contests, although he did receive a couple plate appearances off the bench Tuesday. Tyler Nevin is in left field for Wednesday's series finale.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Getting day off vs. lefty Brown is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Brown will take a seat with the Cubs sending a tough lefty (Shota Imanaga) to the hill for the series opener at Wrigley Field. Tyler Nevin will spell Brown in left field and bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox host the Athletics on 15-game home skid

The Chicago White Sox play the Oakland Athletics looking to break a 15-game home skid

SEPTEMBER 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out versus left-hander Brown is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.

Impact It's southpaw Framber Valdez on the mound for the Astros, so the lefty-batting Brown will begin this one on the bench. Daz Cameron will be in left field and bat eighth for the Athletics.

SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Comes up clutch twice in win Brown went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.

Impact Brown didn't start Friday, but he was one of four Athletics with multiple hits in the marathon game. The 32-year-old saved the day in the 11th inning with a game-tying homer, then clutched up again with the walk-off hit, a single, to plate JJ Bleday in the 13th. Brown has seven multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, going 16-for-35 (.457) with four homers and 14 RBI in that span. The surge has him up to a .251/.310/.421 slash line with 14 homers, 44 RBI, 29 runs scored and four stolen bases through 106 contests overall.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Seth Brown lifts A's past Tigers in 13th inning Seth Brown’s second hit of extra innings, a one-out double in the bottom of the 13th, gave the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 walk-off win over the...

SEPTEMBER 7 • SUNHERALD.COM

A's walk off Tigers on Brown single in 13th inning of wild back-and-forth affair Seth Brown had his second walk-off of the week, and the A’s collected their third after the game seesawed in extra innings.

SEPTEMBER 7 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Seth Brown hits walk-off RBI single in 13th inning and Athletics beat Tigers 7-6

Seth Brown hit a walk-off RBI single in the 13th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers

SEPTEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of lineup Friday Brown is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.

Impact He's been swinging a hot bat over the past couple weeks -- he's slashing .391/.442/.630 with three homers and 12 RBI in his last 13 games -- but Brown remains a strict platoon player for manager Mark Kotsay. In fact, Brown has made just a single start against a lefty this season. Tarik Skubal starts for Detroit in the series opener.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Homers as part of three-hit day Brown went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.

Impact Brown got the A's back level with a solo home run in the fourth and then supplied a walk-off single in the ninth off Trent Thornton. Over his last six starts, Brown has multiple hits five times while racking up 10 RBI over that span. Since being brought back up to the majors July 11, he's slashing .320/.381/.557 with eight homers, 25 RBI, 15 runs and a 10:27 BB:K in 136 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Brown provides the pop to lead A's past Mariners Seth Brown hit a tying homer earlier in the game and later ended it with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakl...

SEPTEMBER 4 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Run it back! A's walk off to beat Mariners for 2nd straight night OAKLAND – No team has relied more heavily on the long ball this season than the A’s, who entered Tuesday with home runs accounting for 287 o...

SEPTEMBER 4 • MLB.COM

Seth Brown homers, hits game-ending single as A's beat Mariners 3-2 for 2nd straight walk-off win

Seth Brown homered in the fourth inning and hit a game-ending single in the ninth that led the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 for their second straight walk-off wi...

SEPTEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rips go-ahead triple in loss Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.

Impact Brown provided one of four multi-hit efforts on the afternoon for the Athletics, and his first triple of 2024 drove home Shea Langeliers in the 10th inning to snap a 2-2 tie. Brown now has multi-hit tallies in four consecutive starts, with Sunday's three-bagger his third extra-base hit in that stretch. His hot bat dates further back, however, as factoring in Sunday's production, the veteran outfielder boasts a .375 average across his last nine games.

SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Three more RBI in loss Brown went 2-for-5 with three RBI from a pair of run-scoring singles in a loss to the Reds on Thursday.

Impact Brown bookended the Athletics' offensive output in the wild loss, opening the scoring with a first-inning knock that plated Brent Rooker and closing it out by driving in Rooker and JJ Bleday in the ninth to get Oakland to the precipice of a successful rally. The Reds will be glad to be rid of Brown, who pummeled their pitching staff for four hits, including two home runs, and seven total RBI over the final two games of the series. It's been a resurgent month for Brown overall, as Thursday's production pushed his August slash line to a stellar .305/.379/.475 across 66 plate appearances.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

TJ Friedl hits a game-ending single as the Reds rally past the A's for a 10-9 win

TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati’s three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Lawrence Butler and the Oakland Athletics 10-9

AUGUST 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes yard twice in win Brown went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.

Impact He took former teammate Sam Moll deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning before clubbing a game-winning, three-run homer off Emilio Pagan in the eighth. Brown snapped a 16-game power drought with the performance, but in 34 contests since returning to the majors just before the All-Star break, he's slashing an impressive .300/.369/.540 with seven home runs, 13 runs and 19 RBI. Tyler Soderstrom (wrist) is making progress in his recovery but isn't expected to be back in the lineup until at least mid-September, giving Brown more time to rack up production at Oakland's primary option at first base before he gets some competition for at-bats against right-handed pitching.

AUGUST 29 • ROTOWIRE

Brown leads A's power display with 2-HR game CINCINNATI -- A game dominated by starting pitching early was finished off by another power display from the Athletics. Seth Brown crushed a...

AUGUST 29 • MLB.COM

Seth Brown (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) powers Athletics past Reds Seth Brown capped a two-homer performance with a three-run shot in the eighth inning, fueling the visiting Oakland Athletics to a 9-6 victor...

AUGUST 29 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Seth Brown homers twice, Oakland A's outslug Reds 9-6

Seth Brown hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6

AUGUST 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS