All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson and the Athletics reached agreement on a seven-year contract that includes a club option for an eighth season, the team announced Friday, adding another premium young player to an impressive core as the franchise prepares to move to Las Vegas. The contract is worth $70 million, sources told ESPN. Wilson, 23, finished second in American League Rookie of the Year voting last year after hitting .311/.355/.444 with 13 home runs and 63 RBIs in 125 games.
The Dodgers drafted Cody Bellinger in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft, and as a prospect, he helped the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes to a Cal League championship while winning the series MVP. That helped put Bellinger on the map as he developed into one of the top prospects in baseball before making his MLB debut during the 2017 season.
Late on Wednesday evening, Jeff Passan reported that former Blue Jay farmhand Zach Logue has re-signed with Korean Baseball Organization's Doosan Bears, the team he spent the 2025 season with. Last season with the Bears, Logue had a 2.81 ERA and 3.22 FIP in 176 innings pitched, with a 21.6 K% and 5.4 BB%. Among qualified pitchers in the KBO, Logue's ERA ranked as the fifth-best.
Josue De Paula hit a three-run homer in a four-run fourth inning leading the National League to a 4-2 victory over the American League in the All-Star Futures Game.
