The Brewers on Thursday signed catcher William Contreras to a one-year contract with a club option for 2027 to avoid arbitration. Terms of the deal were not announced.
In his third season in Milwaukee, the 28-year-old produced a slash line of .260/.355/.399 with 17 homers and 76 RBIs. In his first two years with the Brewers, Contreras won the NL Silver Slugger Award at catcher.