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Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers

Dustin May declined his end of a $20MM mutual option with the Brewers, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post.

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Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers
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Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers. Dustin: What Happened

MLB Trade Rumors reported on Thursday, October 29, 2026 in a story involving Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers. Dustin, York Post. He’ll, Jon Heyman. Here is how the report opens:

Dustin May declined his end of a $20MM mutual option with the Brewers, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He’ll collect a $500K buyout and return to the open market. This was a formality, as mutual options are essentially never triggered by both sides. (Milwaukee would likely have passed on their end of…

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  • The story: Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers
  • Who’s involved: Dustin May Declines Mutual Option With Brewers. Dustin, York Post. He’ll, Jon Heyman and Brewers
  • League: Baseball
  • First reported: Thursday, October 29, 2026 by MLB Trade Rumors

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Dustin May declined his end of a $20MM mutual option with the Brewers, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He’ll collect a $500K buyout and return to the open market. This was a formality, as mutual options are essentially never triggered by both sides. (Milwaukee would likely have passed on their end of… MLB Trade Rumors reported the story on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

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