The Milwaukee Brewers made the obvious decision to exercise catcher William Contreras ' $15.5 million option, according to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.

Busy day of transactions for the Brewers:

- Exercised C William Contreras’ club option.

- Declined options on C Gary Sánchez (mutual), RHP Antonio Senzatela (club).

-Extended a qualifying offer to 1B/OF Jake Bauers.

- OF Akil Baddoo claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh.

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) November 2, 2026

Milwaukee exercising Contreras' club option should come as no surprise. The 28-year-old catcher is a three-time All-Star coming off one of the best seasons of his career, and he played a major role in the Brewers' first-ever World Series title, earning World Series MVP honors.…