Field Level Media
05 Feb 2026, 05:25 GMT+10
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The Chicago White Sox agreed to a one year, $6 million free-agent contract Wednesday with former All-Star outfielder Austin Hays..
The deal pays Hays $5 million this coming season, with an $8 million mutual option for 2027 or a $1 million buyout.
In a corresponding move, Chicago designated left-handed reliever Bryan Hudson for assignment.
Hays, 30, batted .266 with 15 home runs and 64 RBIs in 103 games with the Cincinnati Reds last season.
An American League All-Star in 2023, Hays is a career .262 hitter with 83 homers and 312 RBIs in 682 games with the Baltimore Orioles (2017, 2019-24), Philadelphia Phillies (2024) and Reds (2025).
Baltimore selected Hays in the third round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Jacksonville University.
Hudson, 28, went a combined 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA with 19 strikeouts and 13 walks in 15 innings over 16 relief appearances with the Milwaukee Brewers and White Sox last season.
He is 6-2 lifetime with a 2.83 ERA, 88 strikeouts and 34 walks in 86 innings over 65 relief appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2023), Brewers (2024-25) and White Sox, who selected him off waivers from Milwaukee on Aug. 3.
--Field Level Media
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