Athletics sign Jacob Wilson to seven-year, $70 million extension

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-jacob/px8vsey0/"]Wilson[/a] finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting last season behind teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kurtz-nick/CYOwxpmS/"]Nick Kurtz[/a]. [/p][p]The 23-year-old Wilson finished the 2025 season with a very impressive .311/.355/.444 slashline, along with 13 home runs and 63 RBI in 125 games, as he earned an AL All-Star selection as well.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/athletics/xIYDcQid/"]Athletics[/a] continue to lock up their young stars to long-term contracts. The others include [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soderstrom-tyler/pvqRUb5S/"]Tyler Soderstrom[/a] (7 years, $86 million), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/butler-lawrence/WWGiLGUu/"]Lawrence Butler[/a] (7 years, $65.5 million), both with eighth-year club options like Wilson, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rooker-brent/8bfMYoLS/"]Brent Rooker[/a] (5 years, $60 million). [/p][embed guid="0b8bbcfb-808e-4f23-b031-18a87f4e0485" url="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJe3csEquK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" social-type="instagram" /]