Reports: INF Gio Urshela reaches deal with Athletics

Field Level Media|published: Fri 20th December, 11:27 2024

Sep 18, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Atlanta Braves third baseman Gio Urshela (9) prepares for the pitch in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

The Athletics reached an agreement with free agent third baseman Gio Urshela, multiple outlets reported Friday.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Urshela, 33, hit .250 with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 128 games with the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves in 2024.

He is a career .273 hitter with 73 homers and 332 RBIs in 792 games with seven teams since 2015, including a three-year run with the New York Yankees from 2019-21.

The Athletics will be playing the next three seasons in Sacramento ahead of their planned move to Las Vegas in 2028.

--Field Level Media