Detailing MLB Extension Season

Opening Week of the 2025 MLB season has also become an "internal-extension" season for many teams, and this year has been no exception. Spotrac breaks down some of the greatest hits from recently announced MLB extensions across the league. Apr 02, 2025 | Michael Ginnitti

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Detailing MLB Extension Season

TRENDING PLAYERS

1 Jackson Merrill (CF, SD)
2 Ketel Marte (2B, ARI)
3 Trey Hendrickson (DE, CIN)
4 Anthony Edwards (SG, MIN)
5 Alex Ovechkin (LW, WAS)

6 Shohei Ohtani (DH, LAD)
7 Kristian Campbell (2B, BOS)
8 Aaron Rodgers (QB, NYJ)
9 Juan Soto (RF, NYM)
10 Paul Skenes (SP, PIT)

1 Trey Hendrickson (DE, CIN)
2 Aaron Rodgers (QB, NYJ)
3 Christian Benford (CB, BUF)
4 Dak Prescott (QB, DAL)
5 James Cook (RB, BUF)

6 Matthew Stafford (QB, LAR)
7 Deshaun Watson (QB, CLE)
8 Asante Samuel Jr. (CB, LAC)
9 Luke Kuechly (ILB, CAR)
10 Carlton Davis (CB, NE)

1 Anthony Edwards (SG, MIN)
2 LeBron James (PF, LAL)
3 Kevin Durant (SF, PHX)
4 Russell Westbrook (PG, DEN)
5 Ja Morant (PG, MEM)

6 Dennis Schröder (PG, DET)
7 Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF, MIL)
8 Jeremy Lin (PG, TOR)
9 Anthony Davis (C, DAL)
10 Nikola Jokic (C, DEN)

1 Jackson Merrill (CF, SD)
2 Ketel Marte (2B, ARI)
3 Shohei Ohtani (DH, LAD)
4 Kristian Campbell (2B, BOS)
5 Juan Soto (RF, NYM)

6 Paul Skenes (SP, PIT)
7 Max Muncy (3B, LAD)
8 Garrett Crochet (SP, BOS)
9 Zac Gallen (SP, ARI)
10 Rafael Devers (DH, BOS)

1 Alex Ovechkin (LW, WAS)
2 John Tavares (C, TOR)
3 Mitchell Marner (RW, TOR)
4 Connor McDavid (C, EDM)
5 Matthew Knies (LW, TOR)

6 Sidney Crosby (C, PIT)
7 Connor Bedard (C, CHI)
8 Brad Marchand (LW, FLA)
9 Auston Matthews (C, TOR)
10 K'Andre Miller (D, NYR)

1 A'ja Wilson (C, LV)
2 Kate Martin (G, GS)
3 Angel Reese (F, CHI)
4 Kelsey Mitchell (G, IND)
5 Caitlin Clark (G, IND)

6 Tiffany Hayes (G, GS)
7 Jackie Young (G, LV)
8 Nika Mühl (G, SEA)
9 Breanna Stewart (F, NY)
10 Monique Billings (F, GS)

1 Russell Shealy (GK, LA)
2 Julian Carranza (F, PHI)
3 Lionel Messi (F, MIA)
4 Yannick Bright (M, MIA)
5 Tyrese Spicer (M, TOR)

6 Sacha Kljestan (M, LA)
7 Obafemi Awodesu (D, HOU)
8 Benny Feilhaber (M, SKC)
9 Chris Mueller (F, CHI)
10 Brian White (F, VAN)

1 Gisele Thompson (D, ACFC)
2 Julia Dorsey (D, NC)
3 Frankie Tagliaferri (M, UTA)
4 Cheyna Matthews (F, GFC)
5 Hal Hershfelt (M, WAS)

6 Elizabeth Eddy (M, ACFC)
7 Trinity Rodman (F, WAS)
8 Meg Boade (M, WAS)
9 Temwa Chawinga (F, KC)
10 Kayla Sharples (D, KC)

1 Mohamed Salah (F, LIV)
2 Alex Iwobi (F, FUL)
3 Bukayo Saka (F, ARS)
4 Erling Haaland (F, MCI)
5 Luis Díaz (F, LIV)

6 Trent Alexander-Arnold (D, LIV)
7 Abdoulaye Doucouré (M, EVE)
8 Marcus Rashford (F, MUN)
9 Jack Grealish (M, MCI)
10 Antonio Rudiger (D, CHE)

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PLAYER NEWS

Brandon Halverson Demoted to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TBL)

Mar 26

Trevor Connelly Signed a 3 year contract with Las Vegas (VGK)

Apr 02

Damien Carfagna Signed a 2 year contract with Edmonton (EDM)

Apr 01

Dans Locmelis Signed a 3 year contract with Boston (BOS)

Apr 01

Callum Tung Signed a 3 year contract with New York (NYR)

Apr 01

Taige Harding Signed a 2 year contract with Chicago (CHI)

Apr 01

Angus Crookshank Promoted from the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)

Apr 01

Spencer Smallman Signed a 2 year $1.55 million contract extension with Washington (WAS)

Apr 01

Angus Crookshank Demoted to the Minors by Ottawa (OTT)

Mar 31

David Gucciardi Signed a 2 year contract with Washington (WAS)

Mar 31

Fabian Lysell Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)

Mar 31

Jeffrey Viel Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)

Mar 31

Joey Larson Signed a 1 year contract with New York (NYI)

Mar 31

Michael Callahan Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)

Mar 31

Jack Rathbone Demoted to the Minors by Buffalo (BUF)

Mar 31

Ryan Leonard Signed a 3 year contract with Washington (WAS)

Mar 31

Harrison Scott Signed a 1 year contract with Dallas (DAL)

Mar 31

Patrick Giles Demoted to the Minors by San Jose (SJS)

Mar 31

Luca Cagnoni Demoted to the Minors by San Jose (SJS)

Mar 31

Jaret Anderson-Dolan Promoted from the Minors by Winnipeg (WPG)

Mar 31

Akira Schmid Promoted from the Minors by Las Vegas (VGK)

Mar 31

Guillaume Richard Signed a 2 year contract with Columbus (CBJ)

Mar 31

Jack Thompson Promoted from the Minors by San Jose (SJS)

Mar 31

Gabriel Perreault Signed a 3 year contract with New York (NYR)

Mar 31

Max Sasson Demoted to the Minors by Vancouver (VAN)

Mar 31

Ketel Marte Signed a contract extension with Arizona (ARI)

Apr 02

Carlos Duran Signed a contract with Athletics (ATH)

Apr 02

Esteury Ruiz Traded to Los Angeles (LAD) from Athletics (ATH) for Carlos Duran

Apr 02

Kristian Campbell Signed an 8 year $60 million contract extension with Boston (BOS)

Apr 02

Jackson Merrill Signed a 9 year $135 million contract extension with San Diego (SD)

Apr 02

Emerson Hancock Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)

Apr 01

Leonardo Rivas Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)

Apr 01

Jhonathan Diaz Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)

Apr 01

Thomas Harrington Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)

Apr 01

David Bednar Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)

Apr 01

Jason Delay Designated for Assignment by Pittsburgh (PIT)

Apr 01

Jesse Chavez Designated for Assignment by Atlanta (ATL)

Apr 01

Zach Thompson Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)

Apr 01

Edinson Batista Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Houston (HOU) for Nick Robertson

Apr 01

Nick Robertson Traded to Houston (HOU) from Toronto (TOR) for Edinson Batista

Apr 01

Michael Petersen Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Los Angeles (LAA) for cash considerations, 0

Apr 01

Adam Ottavino Signed a contract with New York (NYY)

Apr 01

Lance Lynn Retired from Professional Baseball

Apr 01

Dominic Smith Signed a minor league contract with New York (NYY)

Mar 31

Joshua Palacios Released by Pittsburgh (PIT)

Mar 31

Darren McCaughan Contract purchased by Minnesota (MIN)

Mar 31

Bryce Elder Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 31

Jake Eder Traded to Los Angeles (LAA) from Chicago (CHW) for cash considerations, 0

Mar 31

Alexander Canario Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from New York (NYM) for cash considerations, 0

Mar 31

Stuart Fairchild Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Cincinnati (CIN) for cash considerations, 0

Mar 31

Temi Fagbenle Signed a 1 year $90,000 contract with Golden State (GS)

Apr 02

Breanna Stewart Signed a 1 year $208,400 contract with New York (NY)

Mar 29

Jillian Alleyne Signed a contract with Indiana (IND)

Mar 24

Marine Johannes Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Mar 21

Monique Akoa-Makani Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 20

Alexis Prince Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 20

Paige Robinson Released by Dallas (DAL)

Mar 19

Natasha Cloud Traded to New York (NY) from Connecticut (CON) for 2026 1st round pick and 2025 1st round pick (#7)

Mar 16

Shyla Heal Signed a contract with Phoenix (PHX)

Mar 13

Seehia Ridard Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Mar 13

Ashley Joens Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 08

Morgan Bertsch Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 03

Alex Wilson Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 02

McKenzie Forbes Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)

Mar 02

Camryn Taylor Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)

Feb 26

Christyn Williams Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)

Feb 26

Diana Taurasi Retired from Professional Basketball

Feb 25

Haley Peters Signed a contract with Connecticut (CON)

Feb 24

Kamila Borkowska Signed a contract with Connecticut (CON)

Feb 24

Ariel Atkins Traded to Chicago (CHI) from Washington (WAS) for 2025 3rd round pick

Feb 24

Arella Guirantes Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)

Feb 23

Carla Leite Signed a 3 year $227,657 contract with Golden State (GS)

Feb 21

Crystal Bradford Signed a contract with Las Vegas (LV)

Feb 21

Katie Lou Samuelson Signed a 1 year $90,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)

Feb 21

Isabelle Harrison Signed a contract with New York (NY)

Feb 21

Sam Ehlinger Signed a 1 year contract with Denver (DEN)

Apr 02

Matt Pryor Signed a 1 year $1.225 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)

Apr 02

Tony Jefferson Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAC)

Apr 02

Justin Hardee Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)

Apr 01

Raheem Blackshear Signed a 1 year contract with Carolina (CAR)

Apr 01

Calais Campbell Signed a 1 year $5.5 million contract with Arizona (ARI)

Apr 01

Deandre Carter Signed a 1 year contract with Cleveland (CLE)

Apr 01

Ty Summers Signed a contract with New York (NYG)

Mar 31

Brad Robbins Signed a contract with Buffalo (BUF)

Mar 31

Devin White Signed a 1 year $1.17 million contract with Las Vegas (LV)

Mar 31

Jameis Winston Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with New York (NYG)

Mar 31

Austin Jackson Converted $9.71M of 2025 salary into signing bonus, adding 1 more void year, creating $7.76M of cap with Miami (MIA)

Mar 30

E.J. Speed Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Houston (HOU)

Mar 29

Christian Benford Signed a 4 year $76 million contract extension with Buffalo (BUF)

Mar 29

Kayode Awosika Signed a 1 year $1.4 million contract with Detroit (DET)

Mar 29

John Harbaugh Signed a 3 year contract extension with Baltimore (BAL)

Mar 28

Kristian Welch Signed a 1 year $1.17 million contract with Green Bay (GB)

Mar 28

Jeremiah Moon Signed a 1 year $1.03 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)

Mar 28

Teagan Quitoriano Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 28

Dieter Eiselen Released by Jacksonville (JAX)

Mar 28

Ja'whaun Bentley Released by New England (NE), creating $4.6M of cap

Mar 28

Stefon Diggs Signed a 3 year $63.5 million contract with New England (NE)

Mar 28

Dillon Radunz Signed a 1 year $2.25 million contract with New Orleans (NO)

Mar 28

Lenny Krieg Signed a 3 year $3.02 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)

Mar 27

Josh Reynolds Signed a 1 year $2.75 million contract with New York (NYJ)

Mar 27

Dje D'Avilla Signed a 4 year contract with Chicago (CHI) via U22 Initiative by transfer from Portuguese side União de Leiria - includes 2029 Club Option

Apr 01

Ryan Kent Signed a 1 year contract with Seattle (SEA) - includes 2026 Club Option

Mar 31

Ondřej Lingr Signed a 4 year contract with Houston (HOU) by transfer from Czech First League side Slavia Prague - includes 2029 Club Option; reported $2.6 million transfer fee

Mar 28

Pablo Ortiz Signed a 1 year contract with Houston (HOU) by loan from Slovakian side FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda through 2025 season - includes Purchase Option

Mar 27

Allen Obando Signed a 1 year contract with Inter Miami (MIA) by loan from Ecuadorian Serie A side Barcelona Sporting Club through 2025 MLS season - includes Purchase Option

Mar 25

Aaron Bibout Signed by transfer from LA Galaxy (LA) to Swedish second division side Västerås SK; LA retains sell-on %

Mar 25

Leo Väisänen Signed by transfer from Austin FC (ATX) to Swedish top-flight side BK Häcken

Mar 24

Sam Williams Signed a 1 year contract with Chicago (CHI) via Homegrown - includes 2026, 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Mar 14

Sam Williams Traded to Chicago (CHI) from New York (RBNY) for $100,000 2025 General Allocation Money, 2025 and conditional $75,000 2025 General Allocation Money for performance-based metrics, 2025

Mar 14

Bradley Smith Signed a 1 year contract with Cincinnati (CIN) - includes 2026 Club Option

Mar 14

Gustavo Caraballo Signed a 3 year contract with Orlando City (ORL) via Homegrown - includes 2028 Club Option; youngest signing in ORL history, 16 yrs 198 days

Mar 14

Souleyman Doumbia Signed a 1 year contract with Charlotte (CLT) by loan from from Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège for the 2025 season

Mar 12

Duane Holmes Signed a 2 year contract with Houston (HOU) - includes 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Mar 11

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Signed a 1 year contract with Seattle (SEA) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 10

Baltasar Rodríguez Signed a 1 year contract with Inter Miami (MIA) by loan from Argentine side Racing through 2025

Mar 10

Kaick da Silva Ferreira Signed a 4 year contract with FC Dallas (DAL) via U22 Initiative by transfer from Brazilian Série A side Grêmio - includes 2029 Club Option; reported $4 million transfer fee

Mar 05

Keegan Hughes Signed a 1 year contract with New England (NE) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 04

Amar Sejdic Signed a 1 year contract with Nashville (NSH) - includes 2026 Club Option

Mar 03

Adam Saldana Signed a 1 year contract with Los Angeles (LAFC) - includes 2026 and 2027 Club Options

Mar 01

Alsono Martínez Signed a new 3 year contract extension with New York City FC (NYC) - includes 2028 and 2029 Club Options

Feb 28

Emil Gazdov Signed a 2 year contract with Montreal (MTL) by transfer from Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC - includes 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Feb 28

Jesus Barea Signed a 1 year contract with Real Salt Lake (RSL) - includes 2026, 2027 and 2028 Club Options

Feb 27

Elias Manoel Signed by transfer from Real Salt Lake (RSL) to Brazilian side Botafogo RJ

Feb 27

Aleksandr Guboglo Signed a 2 year contract with Montreal (MTL) via Homegrown - includes 2027, 2028 and 2029 Club Options

Feb 26

Lazar Stefanovic Signed a 4 year contract with Toronto FC (TOR) via Homegrown - includes 2029 Club Option

Feb 26

P.J. Tucker Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with New York (NYK)

Apr 01

Donte DiVincenzo Suspended 1 game for role in on-court altercation during DET-MIN game; forfeits $65,776

Apr 01

Naz Reid Suspended 1 game for role in on-court altercation during DET-MIN game; forfeit $80,382

Apr 01

Marcus Sasser Suspended 1 game for role in on-court altercation during DET-MIN game; forfeit $15,834

Apr 01

Ron Holland II Suspended 1 game for role in on-court altercation during DET-MIN game; forfeit $47,386

Apr 01

Isaiah Stewart Suspended 2 games for escalating on-court altercation during DET-MIN game; forfeits $206,897

Apr 01

Darko Rajakovic Toronto (TOR) exercised an option for 2026-27

Mar 30

Tuomas Iisalo Signed a contract with Memphis (MEM) as interim head coach

Mar 28

Drew Timme Signed a 2 year Rest-of-Season contract with Brooklyn (BKN) - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 28

Taylor Jenkins Fired by Memphis (MEM)

Mar 28

Jordan Goodwin Signed a 2 year Rest-of-Season contract with Los Angeles (LAL) via converted Two-Way contract - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 27

Cam Reddish Waived by Los Angeles (LAL); leaves behind $2,463,946 in dead cap

Mar 27

Larry Nance Jr. Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 regular season with Atlanta (ATL) due to season-ending injury

Mar 26

Phillip Wheeler Signed a 10-day contract with Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 26

Cole Swider Signed a 10-day contract with Toronto (TOR)

Mar 26

Marcus Bagley Signed a 10-day contract with Philadelphia (PHI)

Mar 24

Kevin Knox Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Golden State (GSW)

Mar 23

Tony Bradley Signed a 2 year $3.27 million Rest-of-Season contract with Indiana (IND) - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 23

Isaac Jones Signed a 2 year $2.1 million Rest-of-Season contract with Sacramento (SAC) - includes 2025-26 Club Option

Mar 22

Elfrid Payton Signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans (NOP)

Mar 21

P.J. Tucker Signed a 10-day contract with New York (NYK)

Mar 20

Terry Taylor Signed a 10-day contract with Sacramento (SAC)

Mar 18

Corey Kispert Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with Washington (WAS) due to season-ending thumb injury

Mar 18

Paul George Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with Philadelphia (PHI) due to season-ending adductor injury

Mar 17

Trey Murphy III Will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 with New Orleans (NOP) due to season-ending shoulder injury

Mar 17

Almuth Schult Retired from professional soccer

Mar 31

Beatriz Zaneratto João Returned from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list to Kansas City (KC)

Mar 28

Maddie Pokorny Placed on the D45 injury list 2025 by Racing Louisville FC (LOU) due to hip injury

Mar 28

Nádia Gomes Signed a short-term contract with Chicago (CHI) through Jun 30, 2025

Mar 28

Sarah Griffith Loaned from Chicago (CHI) to Canadian Northern Super League side Calgary Wild FC through Jun 30, 2025

Mar 27

Maiara Niehues Signed a 3 year contract extension with Angel City FC (ACFC) by transfer from Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP)

Mar 27

Rebeca Costa da Silva Signed a 3 year contract extension with Houston (HOU) by transfer - includes 2028 Mutual Option; transfer fee undisclosed

Mar 26

Daniela Arias Signed a 2 year contract extension with San Diego (SD) by transfer from Corinthians Femenino - includes 2027 Mutual Option; transfer fee undisclosed

Mar 26

Marie-Yasmine Alidou Signed a 2 year contract extension with Portland (POR) by transfer from Portuguese giant S.L. Benfica - includes 2027 Club Option; transfer fee undisclosed

Mar 26

Sally Menti Signed a short-term contract with Seattle (SEA) through June 2025

Mar 25

Gift Monday Signed a 3 year contract with Washington (WAS) by transfer from Spain’s UD Tenerife - includes 2028 Club Option

Mar 25

Geyse da Silva Ferreira Signed a 1 year contract with Gotham FC (GFC) by loan from FA Women’s Super League side Manchester United through 2025 season - includes Purchase Option

Mar 24

Amber Nguyen Signed a short-term contract with North Carolina (NC)

Mar 22

Avery Kalitta Signed a short-term injury contract with Racing Louisville FC (LOU)

Mar 21

Elli Pikkujämsä Return to Racing Louisville FC (LOU) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury List

Mar 21

Heather MacNab Signed a short-term contract with North Carolina (NC)

Mar 21

Adrianna Franch Signed a contract with Birmingham City Women

Mar 15

Kayla Colbert Released by Utah (UTA)

Mar 14

Lauren Flynn Return to Utah (UTA) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Imani Dorsey Return to Utah (UTA) from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Sydney Jones Signed a short term extension with Utah (UTA) until May 2nd

Mar 14

Moira Kelley Signed a short-term contract with Portland (POR) through June 2025

Mar 14

Paige Metayer Placed on the D-45 injury list 2025 by Washington (WAS) due to knee injury (backdated to early February)

Mar 14

Croix Bethune Return to Washington (WAS) from the 2024 Season Ending Injury list

Mar 14

Catherine Barry Signed a roster relief contract with Chicago (CHI)

Mar 13

UPCOMING DEADLINES

Nikola Vucevic (CHI, C)

2025 Extension Eligible, 6/28/25