INF Thairo Estrada inks 1-year contract with Rockies

Field Level Media|published: Thu 9th January, 11:52 2025

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Aug 29, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada (39) completes a double play after forcing out Milwaukee Brewers catcher Gary Sanchez (99) in the seventh inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Infielder Thairo Estrada signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

Financial terms were not disclosed, however MLB.com reported that Estrada will earn $3.25 million this season with a mutual option for 2026 that contains a $750,000 buyout.

The versatile Estrada has appeared in 351 games at second base, 92 at shortstop, 27 in left field, 13 at third base, three in right field and one in center field.

Estrada, 28, batted .217 with nine homers and 47 RBIs in 96 games last season with the San Francisco Giants.

He is a career .251 hitter with 48 homers and 195 RBIs in 469 games with the New York Yankees (2019-20) and Giants (2021-24).

--Field Level Media