Brewers Exercise $15.5 Million Club Option on Catcher William Contreras

The Milwaukee Brewers exercised their $15.5 million club option on catcher William Contreras for the 2027 season. Although Contreras would have remained under club control through arbitration, the decision secures the star backstop's salary slightly above his projected $14.6 million arbitration cost. Contreras enters his final year of club control before becoming an unrestricted free agent following the 2027 campaign.