Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Thu 5/1/25 3:24 AM

Butler went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
The contest was short on offense until the ninth inning, when the Athletics put up six runs against Texas' bullpen. Butler plated four of those runs with a 411-foot grand slam off Shawn Armstrong. The blast was Butler's second hit of the game, marking his first multi-hit effort over his past 11 contests. He had been slumping coming into Wednesday but still holds a tolerable .254/.328/.432 slash line on the campaign.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Sat 4/26/25 12:36 PM

Butler is not in Saturday's lineup against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
It's Butler's second day off of the season and first since April 12. He has led off in every start and is hitting .257 with four home runs, 16 runs, seven RBI and five steals in 26 games.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Wed 4/23/25 9:10 AM

Butler went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-5 loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old took Patrick Corbin deep in the third inning, one of eight homers on the night between the two clubs. Butler is batting .333 (11-for-33) over the last eight games, boosting his slash line on the season to .279/.374/.442 with three homers, five steals, six RBI and 14 runs in 23 contests.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Thu 4/17/25 5:16 PM

Butler went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Thursday's 8-0 win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Butler led off the game with a double before coming around to score the first run of the contest. The outfielder would later extend the A's lead to 2-0 in the fifth with a 414-foot blast off Davis Martin, his second home run of the year. Butler has been swinging the bat well of late, going 8-for-18 with three extra-base hits in his last four games. He's now slashing .296/.390/.451 with 12 runs scored, five RBI and four steals through 82 plate appearances this season.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Thu 4/17/25 1:14 AM

Butler went 1-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases in Wednesday's 3-1 win against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Butler singled to lead off the seventh inning and swiped two bags to make it to third base, but he was ultimately stranded there. The third-year outfielder increased his stolen-base total to four on the season -- he's the only Athletics player so far to notch more than one theft. Butler has added a .288/.390/.394 slash line, one home run, four RBI, 10 runs and an 11:11 BB:K through 77 plate appearances.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Sat 4/12/25 1:52 PM

Butler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Butler will get his first day off of the season after starting the year with a .245/.365/.358 slash line through 63 plate appearances. Brent Rooker will fill in as the Athletics' right fielder while Butler sits, moving Shea Langeliers into the DH spot with Jhonny Pereda starting behind the plate.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Sun 4/6/25 11:57 PM

Butler went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in Sunday's loss to the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
Butler finally lifted one out with a fifth-inning blast against rookie Chase Dollander. Butler's been heating up at the dish with seven hits over his last three games and owns an impressive 6:5 BB:K through 44 plate appearances so far.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Thu 3/6/25 11:37 PM

The Athletics signed Butler to a seven-year, $65.5 million contract extension Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
In doing so, the Athletics are buying out 24-year-old Butler's arbitration years and locking up one of their building blocks of the future. The deal also contains a 2032 club option. Butler had a breakout 2024 season, slashing .262/.317/.490 with 22 home runs, 57 RBI, 63 runs scored and 18 stolen bases across 451 plate appearances. Butler is expected to bat at the top of the lineup this season and is a popular early-round fantasy pick going into the 2025 campaign. Butler has torn the cover off the ball early on this spring, slashing .563/.588/1.000 with two home runs, five RBI and five runs over 17 trips to the plate.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Sun 9/29/24 2:29 PM

Butler is not in Sunday's lineup against the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Butler had been operating as an everyday player for Oakland, but he'll get the finale off with Seth Brown starting in right field and Daz Cameron getting a rare start in left field against a righty (Logan Gilbert). Butler hit .280 with two home runs and six steals in 23 September games.

Lawrence Butler
RF ATH
Wed 9/25/24 9:23 AM

Butler went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Butler drew multiple walks for the fifth time this season and added his third stolen base over the last four games. Dating back to Aug. 21, Butler has hit safely in 27 of his last 29 games and is batting .336 over that span. He's two steals away from joining the 20-20 club for the season, as he currently stands at 22 homers for the year.