Masahiro Tanaka

New York Yankees, Starting Pitcher
Age: 37y-4m-4d (Nov 01, 1988)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: JP
Agent(s): Casey Close (Excel Sports Management)
INACTIVE

2014-2020 Foreign Professional

Masahiro Tanaka signed a 7 year, $155,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $155,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $22,142,857.
Contract Terms:
7 yr(s) / $155,000,000
Average Salary:
$22,142,857
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
Year Age YOS PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2014 25 - $22,000,000 $22,142,857 - $22,000,000 $22,000,000
2015 26 1 $22,000,000 $22,142,857 - $22,000,000 $44,000,000
2016 27 2 $22,000,000 $22,142,857 - $22,000,000 $66,000,000
2017 28 3 $22,000,000 $22,142,857 - $22,000,000 $88,000,000
2018 29 4 $22,000,000 $22,142,857 - $22,000,000 $110,000,000
2019 30 5 $22,000,000 $22,142,857 10.75% $22,000,000 $132,000,000
2020 31 6 $8,518,519 $22,142,857 10.65% $8,518,519 $140,518,519
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2014 25 0.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2015 26 1.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2016 27 2.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2017 28 3.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2018 29 4.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2019 30 5.000 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $22,142,857
2020 31 6.000 $23,000,000 - - $8,518,519 $22,142,857
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2014 25 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $140,518,519 $22,000,000 $20,074,074
2015 26 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $44,000,000 $118,518,519 $22,000,000 $19,753,087
2016 27 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $66,000,000 $96,518,519 $22,000,000 $19,303,704
2017 28 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $88,000,000 $74,518,519 $22,000,000 $18,629,630
2018 29 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $110,000,000 $52,518,519 $22,000,000 $17,506,173
2019 30 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $132,000,000 $30,518,519 $22,000,000 $15,259,260
2020 31 $8,518,519 $8,518,519 $140,518,519 $8,518,519 $20,074,074 $8,518,519
Contract Notes
  • Full No-Trade Clause
  • Opt-Out Clause after 2017 (declined)
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$140,518,519

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 25
0
Active
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
2015 26
1
Active
$22,000,000
$44,000,000
2016 27
2
Active
$22,000,000
$66,000,000
2017 28
3
Active
$22,000,000
$88,000,000
2018 29
4
Active
$22,000,000
$110,000,000
2019 30
5
Active
$22,000,000
$132,000,000
2020 31
6
Active
$8,518,519
$140,518,519
Total
$140,518,519

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $140,518,519 - - $140,518,519
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
25
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
2015
26
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$44,000,000
2016
27
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$66,000,000
2017
28
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$88,000,000
2018
29
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$110,000,000
2019
30
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$132,000,000
2020
31
$8,518,519
$8,518,519
$140,518,519
Total
$140,518,519
$140,518,519

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $140,518,519 - - $140,518,519

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2020 NYY Jul 23, 2020 - Aug 01, 2020 Concussion
2018 NYY Jun 09, 2018 - Jul 10, 2018 Hamstring
2017 NYY Aug 12, 2017 - Aug 22, 2017 Shoulder
2015 NYY Apr 24, 2015 - Jun 03, 2015 Arm
  • Nov 03, 2017 Exercised a 3 year $67 million player option with New York (NYY)
  • Jan 22, 2014 Signed a 7 year $155 million contract with New York (NYY)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2020 NYY 10 10 48 25 19 8 44 9 3 3 0 48.0 3.56 1.17 0.72
2019 NYY 32 31 186 95 90 40 149 28 11 9 0 182.0 4.45 1.24 1.91
2018 NYY 27 27 141 68 65 35 159 25 12 6 0 156.0 3.75 1.13 2.29
2017 NYY 30 30 180 100 94 41 194 35 13 12 0 178.3 4.74 1.24 1.08
2016 NYY 31 31 179 75 69 36 165 22 14 4 0 199.7 3.11 1.08 5.17
2015 NYY 24 24 126 66 60 27 139 25 12 7 0 154.0 3.51 0.99 3.11
2014 NYY 20 20 123 47 42 21 141 15 13 5 0 136.3 2.77 1.06 3.14
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