Right-hander Aaron Civale and the Athletics have reached a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.
The deal is for $6 million, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Civale, 30, adds a veteran arm to an A’s team that has hopes of competing for a postseason spot this year. He can make an additional $1.5 million in incentives.
He pitched for three teams in 2025 — the Brewers, White Sox and Cubs — and went 4-9 with a 4.85 ERA and 88 strikeouts. Civale, after 135 starts since 2017, made his first five relief appearances after joining the Cubs later in the season and had 14 strikeouts in 13 innings while posting a 2.08 ERA.
Civale had a 4.91 ERA in five starts for Milwaukee last season before he asked to be traded after being shifted to the bullpen. He was dealt to the White Sox for first baseman Andrew Vaughn and $807,000 in cash on June 13.
He was claimed off waivers by the Cubs on Aug. 31. He went 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and his first career save in five relief appearances with the Cubs. He also pitched in one postseason game with the team, working 4 1/3 scoreless innings in Game 1 of the NL Division Series at Milwaukee.
Civale is 43-44 with a 4.14 ERA in 140 career games.
The A’s pitchers and catchers are scheduled to have their first spring training workout on Wednesday. The team’s first full-squad workout is Monday.
The A’s went 76-86 in 2025 for the franchise’s fourth consecutive losing season. They are beginning the second of at least three seasons at a Triple-A ballpark in West Sacramento, California. They are scheduled to move to Las Vegas and play in a $2 billion 33,000-person capacity stadium beginning in 2028.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.