The Athletics have agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with slugger Brent Rooker, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

A few months before they play their first game in Sacramento, the Athletics dished out the largest contract extension in franchise history. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Monday night that slugger Brent Rooker agreed to sign a five-year contract extension worth $60 million.

Brent Rooker has agreed to a five-year, $60 million extension with the Athletics, according to The Athletic. The 30-year-old DH/outfielder broke out with the A's after bouncing around several organizations until he landed in Oakland in 2023.

The Athletics have sought to spend some money this offseason. The Athletics splashed some cash on Luis Severino earlier in the offseason. But the ballclub are under pressure to shell out bigger bucks ahead of their impending move to Las Vegas.

Designated hitter Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics are in agreement on a five-year, $60 million contract extension, sources told ESPN, continuing a winter of uncharacteristic spending with a long-term deal for the late-blooming slugger.

As shown on MLBTR’s Contract Tracker, Rooker becomes the first A’s player to sign a five-year deal since the club extended starting pitcher Trevor Cahill for $30.5MM in 2011. It’s the team’s second investment for $60MM+ this winter.

All-Star slugger Brent Rooker agreed to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Oakland Athletics.

It’s a strong outcome for Rooker, 30, who emerged as one of baseball’s top hitters after arriving in Oakland before the 2023 season.

Oakland Athletics and slugger Brent Rooker have reached a new agreement on a contract worth $60 million over five years, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.