Earlier this month, Bob Melvin became the winningest manager in the half-century history of the Oakland A’s. Now he’ll get the chance to add to that total.
The A’s announced Tuesday that they’ve exercised the 2022 option on Melvin’s contract, officially keeping him in their dugout for next summer.
Melvin signed a deal after the 2018 season that made him one of MLB’s highest-paid managers at around $3.5 million annually. The three-year deal covered 2019-21 with an option for ‘22, so that pact is now maxed out and a new one would be needed to keep him beyond next season.