Brewers 1B Rhys Hoskins exercises $18M player option

(Photo credit: Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18 million player option on Friday to remain with the club for the 2025 season.

Hoskins would have received a $4 million buyout and became a free agent if he had declined the option.

Hoskins, 31, batted .214 with 26 homers and 82 RBIs in 131 games in 2024. The battin