The All-Star designated hitter, who blasted 39 home runs and 112 RBIs while producing a superb .293/.365/.562/.927 slash line in 2024, signed a five-year, $60 million contract extension earlier in the ...
Rooker's deal includes a sixth-year vesting option worth $22 million. The designated hitter-outfielder was eligible to hit arbitration this offseason and could have became a free agent in 2028.
He understood the business side of baseball — he was traded ... for his second stint with the Nationals as the team’s designated hitter. He’s also returning to a place where he felt most ...