The Athletics and Brown avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract Wednesday.
There's no word on the financial terms of the deal, but Brown was due a modest raise after earning a $2.6 million salary in 2024. The 32-year-old slashed .231/.283/.379 with 14 home runs in 124 games this past season. Brown is likely to play a good amount versus righties again for the Athletics in 2025.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Productive showing in finale
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Brown went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Mariners on Sunday.
Brown posted the only multi-hit effort of the afternoon for the Athletics in the season finale, his first performance with a pair of knocks since Sept. 6. The productive afternoon prevented him from heading into the offseason mired in a slump, as he'd gone just 2-for-24 over the prior seven games. The 2024 campaign was essentially a tale of two seasons for Brown -- he earned himself a mid-June outright assignment to Triple-A Las Vegas by posting a .189 average, .557 OPS and 33.8 percent strikeout rate over his first 63 games, but he generated a .271 average and .760 OPS across 61 games upon returning shortly before the All-Star break, striking out at a more modest 22.4 percent clip in the process.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Idle versus southpaw
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Brown isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game against New York.
Brown will take a seat Saturday as the Yankees send fellow left-hander Carlos Rodon to the mound. The former's absence will allow Daz Cameron to pick up a start in left field while batting sixth.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out again versus lefty
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Brown is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
The Cubs are starting a third straight lefty in the series in Justin Steele, and the left-handed-hitting Brown has been out of the lineup for all three contests, although he did receive a couple plate appearances off the bench Tuesday. Tyler Nevin is in left field for Wednesday's series finale.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Getting day off vs. lefty
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Brown is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs.
Brown will take a seat with the Cubs sending a tough lefty (Shota Imanaga) to the hill for the series opener at Wrigley Field. Tyler Nevin will spell Brown in left field and bat eighth.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out versus left-hander
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Brown is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.
Southpaw Framber Valdez is on the mound for the Astros, so the lefty-batting Brown will begin the game on the bench. Daz Cameron will start in left field and bat eighth for the Athletics.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Comes up clutch twice in win
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Brown went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Tigers.
Brown didn't start Friday, but he was one of four Athletics with multiple hits in the marathon game. The 32-year-old saved the day in the 11th inning with a game-tying homer, then came up big again with the walk-off hit, a single, to plate JJ Bleday in the 13th. Brown has seven multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, going 16-for-35 (.457) with four homers and 14 RBI in that span. The surge has him up to a .251/.310/.421 slash line with 14 homers, 44 RBI, 29 runs scored and four stolen bases through 106 contests overall.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out of lineup Friday
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Brown is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Tigers.
He's been swinging a hot bat over the past couple weeks, slashing .391/.442/.630 with three homers and 12 RBI in his last 13 games, but Brown remains a strict platoon player for manager Mark Kotsay. In fact, Brown has made just a single start against a lefty this season. Tarik Skubal starts for Detroit in the series opener.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Homers as part of three-hit day
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Brown went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mariners.
Brown got the A's back level with a solo home run in the fourth and then supplied a walk-off single in the ninth off Trent Thornton. Over his last six starts, Brown has turned in five multi-hit games while racking up 10 RBI over that span. Since being brought back up to the majors July 11, he's slashing .320/.381/.557 with eight homers, 25 RBI, 15 runs and a 10:27 BB:K in 136 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Rips go-ahead triple in loss
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Brown went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, a walk and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Brown provided one of four multi-hit efforts on the afternoon for the Athletics, and his first triple of 2024 drove home Shea Langeliers in the 10th inning to snap a 2-2 tie. Brown now has multi-hit tallies in four consecutive starts, with Sunday's three-bagger his third extra-base hit in that stretch. His hot bat dates further back, however -- factoring in Sunday's production, the veteran outfielder boasts a .375 average across his last nine games.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Three more RBI in loss
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Brown went 2-for-5 with three RBI in a loss to the Reds on Thursday.
Brown bookended the Athletics' offensive output in a wild 10-9 loss, opening the scoring with a first-inning knock that plated Brent Rooker and closing it out by driving in Rooker and JJ Bleday in the ninth to snap a 7-7 tie. The Reds will be glad to be rid of Brown, who pummeled their pitching staff for four hits, including two home runs, and seven total RBI over the final two games of the series. It's been a resurgent month for Brown overall, as Thursday's production pushed his August slash line to a stellar .305/.379/.475 across 66 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Goes yard twice in win
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Brown went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 9-6 win over the Reds.
He took former teammate Sam Moll deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning before clubbing a game-winning, three-run homer off Emilio Pagan in the eighth. Brown snapped a 16-game power drought with the performance, but in 34 contests since returning to the majors just before the All-Star break, he's slashing an impressive .300/.369/.540 with seven home runs, 13 runs and 19 RBI. Tyler Soderstrom (wrist) is making progress in his recovery but isn't expected to be back in the lineup until at least mid-September, giving Brown more time to rack up production as Oakland's primary option at first base before he gets some competition for at-bats against right-handed pitching.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: On base three times Friday
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Brown went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run in a loss to the Brewers on Friday.
Brown recorded the only multi-hit effort for the Athletics on a relatively quiet night for the offense, snapping a brief three-game hitless skid in the process. The 32-year-old is showing some modest signs of life at the plate of late, with Friday's performance his third multi-hit tally in the last six starts. That stretch is a microcosm of the improvement Brown has shown since being promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas on July 11, as he sports a .302 average, .873 OPS, eight extra-base hits, 14 RBI, six walks and 10 runs in the 94 plate appearances he's logged across 30 games over that span.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Out against left-hander
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Brown is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rays, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Brown has yet to start a game against a left-hander all season, so it's no surprise to see him out of the lineup versus lefty Jeffrey Springs. Tyler Nevin will play first base and bat seventh for the Athletics.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Three hits in win
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Brown went 3-for-3 with one RBI in Saturday's 2-0 win over the Giants.
Brown plated the Athletics' second run with an RBI single in the sixth inning, which was his third hit of the game. A stint on the paternity list explains part of Brown's limited playing time in August -- he's gone 9-for-29 (.310) over eight contests this month. He remains in a strong-side platoon role at first base, sharing the position primarily with Tyler Nevin. Brown is slashing .224/.280/.376 with 10 home runs, 29 RBI, 22 runs scored and four stolen bases over 275 plate appearances this season.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Idle against lefty
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Brown is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
The lefty-hitting Brown finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row while the Mets send another southpaw (Jose Quintana) to the hill. Armando Alvarez will fill in for Brown at first base.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Exiting lineup vs. lefty
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Brown is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
The lefty-hitting Brown will hit the bench Wednesday while the Mets send southpaw David Peterson to the hill. Tyler Nevin will replace Brown at first base.
Brown went 1-for-5 with a three-run double in a win over the Mets on Tuesday.
Brown flipped the switch for what has become an increasingly productive Athletics offense, coming through with the bases loaded in the first inning to give Oakland an early 3-0 lead. The outfielder continues to struggle overall in August, however, as he still carries just a .174 average during the month across 24 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Sitting down Saturday
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Brown isn't in the Athletics' lineup for Saturday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Brown was activated off the paternity list Saturday, but he'll remain out of the starting nine while Tyler Nevin covers first base and bats eighth.
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Athletics' Seth Brown: Back from paternity leave
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The Athletics reinstated Brown from the paternity list Saturday.
Brown will rejoin the A's after spending three days away from the team, which will cause Armando Alvarez to head back to Triple-A Las Vegas. The 32-year-old Brown has slashed .255/.300/.468 with three homers and five RBI in 50 plate appearances since the All-Star break.
