Catcher Gary Sánchez becomes free agent after 2025 mutual option with Brewers gets declined

FILE - San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez points towards first base in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Sunday, July 30, 2023, in San Diego.

FILE - San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez points towards first base in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Sunday, July 30, 2023, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan, File)


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MILWAUKEE — Gary Sánchez's $11 million mutual option for 2025 was declined by the Milwaukee Brewers, making the catcher a free agent. Sánchez, who turns 32 on Dec. 2, receives a $4 million buyout to go along with his $3 million in 2024. Milwaukee also traded utilityman Owen Miller to the Colorado Rockies for cash. Sánchez hit .220 with a .307 on-base percentage, .392 slugging percentage, 11 homers and 37 RBIs in 89 games this season.

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