Murphy, 28, was the American League’s Gold Glove catcher in 2021 and a finalist again last season while being among the A’s most reliable hitters in a historically bad 2022 lineup.
The Silver Slugger finalist slashed .250/.332/.426 with 18 home runs and 66 RB last season in 148 games, leading the team in batting average and OPS. Murphy hit 17 home runs with 59 RBI in 2021.
He’ll go from a team expected to again have one of MLB’s worst records to a team trying to contend for a World Series two years after winning the title in 2021. Murphy also will be reunited with former Oakland teammate Matt Olson, who wasto the Braves last spring and signed an eight-year, $168 million extension with them. In that deal, the A’s got catcher Shae Langeliers, outfielder Cristian Pache and right-handed pitchers Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes.
Murphy, a third-round draft pick by Oakland in 2015, was deemed expendable in part because of his team-friendly contract status. He’s scheduled to earn $725,000 this season and is not eligible for salary arbitration until the offseason. The A’s also have significant catching depth; Langeliers made his big league debut last season and figures to at least share time with Piña behind the plate this season.
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