Brewers 1B Rhys Hoskins exercises $18M player option

Field Level Media|published: Fri 1st November, 17:38 2024

Milwaukee Brewers Rhys Hoskins answers a question during a press conference before the Tuesday Milwaukee Brewers National League Wild Card playoff series at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million player option on Friday to remain with the club for the 2025 season.

Hoskins would have received a $4 million buyout and became a free agent if he had declined the option.

Hoskins, 31, batted .214 with 26 homers and 82 RBIs in 131 games in 2024. The batting average was a career low, as were his .303 on-base percentage and .419 slugging mark.

It was Hoskins' first season with the Brewers. He missed the entire 2023 season with the Philadelphia Phillies after sustaining a serious knee injury.

Hoskins played six on-field seasons for the Phillies before signing with the Brewers as a free agent. He has a .238 average, 174 homers and 487 RBIs in 798 games with Philadelphia and Milwaukee.

Hoskins' decision comes one day after the Brewers declined left-hander Wade Miley's $12 million mutual option. Miley received a $1.5 million buyout and will become a free agent.

Miley made just two starts in 2024 before undergoing a Tommy John procedure in May. Miley, 37, hopes to be able to pitch in May 2025.

Miley is 108-99 with a 4.07 ERA in 317 appearances (310 starts) with eight teams.

--Field Level Media

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