Brewers roster moves: Contreras option, Bauers offer, more

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Baseball: World Series: Milwaukee Brewers William Contreras (24) sits with the Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player award after victory vs Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Game 5. St. Petersburg, FL 10/28/2026CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo

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MILWAUKEE - MLB free agency has officially begun, and the Brewers have already made some roster moves on Monday, Nov. 2.

The big takeaways are that the Brewers exercised their club option for World Series MVP Willian Contreras for 2027 and extended a qualifying offer to Jake Bauers. Dustin May declined his mutual option.

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William Contreras, C - Exercised club option for 2027
Gary Sánchez, C - Mutual option declined by club
Antonio Senzatela, RHP - Club option declined
Dustin May, RHP - Mutual option declined by player
Jake Bauers, 1B/OF - Extended qualifying offer
Bryse Wilson, RHP - Cleared waivers and outrighted to Triple-A (NAS)
Jared Koenig, LHP - Cleared waivers, outrighted to Triple-A (NAS) & elected free agency
Akil Baddoo, OF - Claimed off waivers by PIT

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