Soderstrom, the 26th overall pick in the 2020 first-year player draft, signed Monday for a $3.3 million bonus, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports. The rookie will report to the Athletics' alternate summer camp site according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Soderstrom's monetary haul is particularly impressive when considering it's the largest sum awarded to a prep catcher in the bonus-pool area and checks in considerably higher than the $2,653,400 slot value. The 18-year-old will have an opportunity to begin his development as a professional immediately with his participation in the team's summer camp, and even if the 2020 minor-league season is cancelled outright, Soderstrom projects to remain in a pool of up to 30 players that will continue training at an alternate site during the regular season.