Harrison Bader is headed to the Bay Area.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports the veteran outfielder is in agreement on a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants.
Free-agent outfielder Harrison Bader in agreement with Giants on two-year contract, pending physical, source tells @TheAthletic.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 26, 2026
The deal is pending a medical.
Bader, 31, split 2025 between the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies. He appeared in a combined 146 games, batting .277 with 124 hits, 17 home runs, 54 runs batted in and an OPS of .796.
A native of Bronxville, NY, Bader was originally a third-round selection of the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft out of Florida by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his big league debut in 2017.
After five-plus seasons with the Cards, Bader was dealt to the New York Yankees midseason in 2022. Waived by the Yankees midway through the 2023 season, he finished the campaign with the Cincinnati Reds before suiting up for the New York Mets in 2024.
In 924 games over nine seasons with the Phillies, Twins, Mets, Reds, Yankees and Cardinals, Bader is a .247 hitter with 679 hits, 88 home runs, 322 runs batted in and an OPS of .714.
Bader is set to suit up for Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Championship.