Kevin Newman
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Shortstop
Age: 30-364d (Aug 04, 1993)
Exp: 5.046 Years
Country: US
College: Arizona
Drafted: Round 1 (#19 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Jonathan Weiss
2024 Payroll Salary
$799,750
2024 Cash
$799,750
Career Earnings
$9,095,178
2024-2024 Free Agent(Minor League Contract) (CURRENT)
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $850,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $850,000. In 2024, Newman will earn a base salary of $799,750, while carrying a total salary of $850,000. Newman's adjusted salary with the Arizona Diamondbacks is $799,750
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
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2024 |
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30 |
Estimate
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$799,750 | $799,750 | 0.34% | $799,750 | $799,750 |
2025 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
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2024 |
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30 | 5.046 |
Estimate
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$850,000 | - | - | $799,750 | $799,750 |
2025 |
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31 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2024 |
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30 |
Estimate |
$799,750 | $799,750 | $799,750 | $799,750 | $799,750 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $2,662,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $2,662,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,662,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,662,000
Average Salary:
$2,662,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $1,950,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $1,950,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,950,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,950,000
Average Salary:
$1,950,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $598,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $598,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $598,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $598,000
Average Salary:
$598,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $589,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $589,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $589,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $589,000
Average Salary:
$589,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $557,500 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $557,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $557,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $557,500
Average Salary:
$557,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 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
2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Kevin Newman signed a 1 year , $2,175,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $2,175,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,175,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,175,000
Average Salary:
$2,175,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$9,095,178
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 21 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$2,175,000 |
$2,175,000 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Active
|
$134,780 |
$2,309,780 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$557,500 |
$2,867,280 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Injured
|
$218,148 |
$3,085,428 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Active
|
$598,000 |
$3,683,428 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,950,000 |
$5,633,428 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Retained
|
$2,662,000 |
$8,295,428 |
|
2024 | 30 |
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Active / estimate
|
$799,750 |
$9,095,178 |
|
Total |
$9,095,178 |
$9,095,178 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
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2015 |
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21 |
$2,175,000 |
$2,175,000 |
$2,175,000 |
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2018 |
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24 |
$134,780
|
$134,780 |
$2,309,780 |
||
2019 |
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25 |
$557,500
|
$557,500 |
$2,867,280 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$218,148
|
$218,148 |
$3,085,428 |
||
2021 |
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27 |
$598,000
|
$598,000 |
$3,683,428 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$1,950,000
|
$1,950,000 |
$5,633,428 |
||
2023 |
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29 |
$2,662,000
|
$2,662,000 |
$8,295,428 |
||
2024 |
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30 |
$799,750
|
$799,750 |
$9,095,178 |
||
Total |
$6,920,178 |
$2,175,000 |
$9,095,178 |
$9,095,178 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 |
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$3,458,428 | $2,175,000 | - | $5,633,428 |
1 |
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$2,662,000 | - | - | $2,662,000 |
1 |
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$799,750 | - | - | $799,750 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
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2019 |
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Apr 11, 2019 - May 04, 2019 | Finger |
2020 |
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Sep 20, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Knee |
2022 |
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Apr 27, 2022 - Jul 08, 2022 | Groin |
2023 |
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Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 24, 2023 | Illness |
2023 |
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Aug 19, 2023 - Sep 25, 2023 | Oblique |
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Apr 07, 2024 Contract purchased by Arizona (ARI)
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Mar 28, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Mar 27, 2024 Released by Arizona (ARI)
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Jan 03, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Sep 27, 2023 Released by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 25, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $2.662 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
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Nov 18, 2022 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Pittsburgh (PIT) for Dauri Moreta
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Nov 30, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.95 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $598,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $589,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $557,500 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 1 (#19 overall)
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Jun 15, 2015 Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Year | Team | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
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2024 | ARI | 72 | 57 | 203 | 29 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 77 | 9 | 32 | 3 | .271 | .299 | .379 | .678 | 1.42 |
2023 | CIN | 73 | 58 | 225 | 28 | 57 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 82 | 17 | 34 | 8 | .253 | .311 | .364 | .675 | -0.44 |
2022 | PIT | 78 | 70 | 288 | 31 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 107 | 16 | 48 | 8 | .274 | .316 | .372 | .688 | 1.07 |
2021 | PIT | 148 | 134 | 517 | 50 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 160 | 27 | 41 | 6 | .226 | .265 | .309 | .574 | 0.49 |
2020 | PIT | 44 | 41 | 156 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 0 | .224 | .281 | .276 | .557 | -0.41 |
2019 | PIT | 130 | 116 | 493 | 61 | 152 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 220 | 28 | 62 | 16 | .308 | .353 | .446 | .799 | 3.03 |
2018 | PIT | 31 | 24 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .209 | .247 | .231 | .478 | -1.09 |