Austin Hays
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Philadelphia Phillies, Left Field
Age: 29-29d (Jul 05, 1995)
Exp: 4.057 Years
Country: US
College: Jacksonville
Drafted: Round 3 (#91 overall), 2016
Agent(s): The MAS+ Agency
2024 Payroll Salary
$2,201,615
2024 Cash
$6,300,000
Career Earnings
$11,835,548
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $6,300,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $6,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,300,000. In 2024, Hays will earn a base salary of $2,201,615, while carrying a total salary of $6,300,000. Hays' adjusted salary with the Baltimore Orioles is $2,201,615
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,300,000
Average Salary:
$6,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||
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2024 |
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28 |
Arb Settled
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$2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | 0.93% | $2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | ||
2025 |
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29 |
ARB 3
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2026 |
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30 |
UFA |
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Retained Salary | ||||||||||
2024 |
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28 | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 | 1.73% | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 | 4.057 |
Arb Settled
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$6,300,000 | - | - | $2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | |||
2025 |
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29 | -- |
ARB 3
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2026 |
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30 | -- |
UFA |
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Retained Salary | ||||||||||||
2024 |
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28 | $4,098,385 | - | - | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 |
Arb Settled |
$2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | $2,201,615 | ||||
Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
2024 |
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28 | - | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 | $4,098,385 |
Contract Notes
- Player FIling: $6.3M (won)
Team Filing: $5.85M
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $3,200,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $3,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,200,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $713,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $713,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $713,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $713,000
Average Salary:
$713,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $578,500 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $578,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $578,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $578,500
Average Salary:
$578,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $567,500 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $567,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $567,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $567,500
Average Salary:
$567,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Austin Hays signed a 1 year , $665,800 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $665,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $665,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $665,800
Average Salary:
$665,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$11,835,548
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2016 | 20 |
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Signing Bonus
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$665,800 |
$665,800 |
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2017 | 21 |
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Active
|
$78,921 |
$744,721 |
|
2018 | 22 |
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Active
|
$20,510 |
$765,231 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Active
|
$68,632 |
$833,863 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$210,185 |
$1,044,048 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
|
$578,500 |
$1,622,548 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
|
$713,000 |
$2,335,548 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$3,200,000 |
$5,535,548 |
|
2024 | 28 |
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Active / arbitration-settlement
Retained
|
$2,201,615 $4,098,385 |
$7,737,163 $11,835,548 |
|
Total |
$11,835,548 |
$7,737,163 $11,835,548 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
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2016 |
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20 |
$665,800 |
$665,800 |
$665,800 |
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2017 |
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21 |
$78,921
|
$78,921 |
$744,721 |
||
2018 |
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22 |
$20,510
|
$20,510 |
$765,231 |
||
2019 |
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23 |
$68,632
|
$68,632 |
$833,863 |
||
2020 |
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24 |
$210,185
|
$210,185 |
$1,044,048 |
||
2021 |
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25 |
$578,500
|
$578,500 |
$1,622,548 |
||
2022 |
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26 |
$713,000
|
$713,000 |
$2,335,548 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$3,200,000
|
$3,200,000 |
$5,535,548 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$2,201,615 $4,098,385
|
$2,201,615 $4,098,385 |
$7,737,163 $11,835,548 |
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Total |
$11,169,748 |
$665,800 |
$11,835,548 |
$7,737,163 $11,835,548 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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9 |
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$8,968,133 | $665,800 | - | $9,633,933 |
1 |
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$2,201,615 | - | - | $2,201,615 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
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2018 |
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Sep 24, 2018 - Oct 01, 2018 | Ankle |
2020 |
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Aug 15, 2020 - Sep 14, 2020 | Ribs |
2021 |
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Apr 05, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 | Hamstring |
2021 |
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May 24, 2021 - Jun 11, 2021 | Hamstring |
2024 |
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Apr 19, 2024 - May 13, 2024 | Calf |
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Jul 26, 2024 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Baltimore (BAL) for Seranthony Dominguez and Cristian Pache
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Feb 06, 2024 Signed a 1 year $6.3 million contract with Baltimore (BAL), settling in arbitration
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Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.2 million contract with Baltimore (BAL), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $713,000 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
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Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $567,500 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
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Sep 05, 2017 Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
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Jun 22, 2016 Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
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Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 3 (#91 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | BAL | 63 | 38 | 157 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 62 | 9 | 40 | 0 | .255 | .316 | .395 | .711 | 0.03 |
2023 | BAL | 144 | 135 | 520 | 76 | 143 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 231 | 38 | 141 | 5 | .275 | .325 | .444 | .769 | 2.59 |
2022 | BAL | 145 | 139 | 535 | 66 | 134 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 221 | 34 | 114 | 2 | .250 | .306 | .413 | .719 | 2.27 |
2021 | BAL | 131 | 119 | 488 | 73 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 225 | 28 | 107 | 4 | .256 | .307 | .461 | .768 | 3.10 |
2020 | BAL | 33 | 31 | 122 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 8 | 25 | 2 | .279 | .328 | .393 | .721 | 0.75 |
2019 | BAL | 21 | 15 | 68 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 2 | .309 | .373 | .574 | .947 | 0.77 |
2017 | BAL | 20 | 16 | 60 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .217 | .238 | .317 | .555 | -0.45 |