Matt Festa

Cleveland Guardians, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33y-0m-5d (Mar 11, 1993)
Exp: 2.153 Years
Country: US
College: East Stroudsburg (PA)
Drafted: Round 7 (#207 overall), 2016
2026 Payroll Salary

$1,000,000

2026 Cash

$1,000,000

Career Earnings

$1,832,177

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Matt Festa signed a 1 year, $1,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2026, Festa will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.153
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 33 2.153
Arb Avoided
 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 0.41% $1,000,000 $1,000,000
2027 34 --
ARB 2
2028 35 --
ARB 3
2029 36 --
ARB 4
2030 37 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 33 2.153
Arb Avoided
 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 $1,000,000
2027 34 --
ARB 2
2028 35 --
ARB 3
2029 36 --
ARB 4
2030 37 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 33
Arb Avoided
 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 free-agent-restricted

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.003
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2024-2024 free-agent-restricted-street

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.119
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2024-2024 free-agent-restricted-street

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.119
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,200
Average Salary:
$725,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.085
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.095
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,500
Average Salary:
$555,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.024
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000
Average Salary:
$5,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

2.153 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$1,832,177

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 23
-
Signing Bonus
$5,000
$5,000
2018 25
0
Active
$70,320
$75,320
2019 26
0.024
Reserve / minor-buried
$185,194
$260,514
2022 29
0.095
Active
$615,360
$875,874
2023 30
1.085
Retained
$132,566
$1,008,440
2024 31
1.119
Active
Retained
$194,922
$15,912
$1,203,362
$1,219,274
2025 32
2.003
Active
$612,903
$1,832,177
Total      
$1,832,177
$1,832,177
2026 33
2.153
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,000,000
Total
$2,832,177

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,003,440 $5,000 - $1,008,440
1 $194,922 - - $194,922
1 $15,912 - - $15,912
1 $612,903 - - $612,903
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
23
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
2018
25
$70,320
$70,320
$75,320
2019
26
$185,194
$185,194
$260,514
2022
29
$615,360
$615,360
$875,874
2023
30
$132,566
$132,566
$1,008,440
2024
31
$194,922
$15,912
$194,922
$15,912
$1,203,362
$1,219,274
2025
32
$612,903
$612,903
$1,832,177
Total
$1,827,177
$5,000
$1,832,177
$1,832,177
2026
33
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Total
$2,827,177
$5,000
$2,832,177

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,003,440 $5,000 - $1,008,440
1 $194,922 - - $194,922
1 $15,912 - - $15,912
1 $612,903 - - $612,903

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 SEA May 05, 2022 - May 20, 2022 Elbow
  • Nov 21, 2025 Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
  • May 02, 2025 Recalled from the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Apr 30, 2025 Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Texas (TEX) for cash considerations
  • Feb 12, 2025 Signed a minor league contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Feb 05, 2025 Released by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jan 28, 2025 Designated for Assignment by Chicago (CHC)
  • Jan 09, 2025 Traded to Chicago (CHC) from Texas (TEX) for cash considerations
  • Jan 07, 2025 Designated for Assignment by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 11, 2024 Contract purchased by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 07, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 05, 2024 Released by New York (NYM)
  • Jul 03, 2024 Designated for Assignment by New York (NYM)
  • Jun 29, 2024 Contract purchased by New York (NYM)
  • May 19, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with New York (NYM)
  • May 17, 2024 Released by San Diego (SD)
  • Jan 27, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 09, 2023 Released by Seattle (SEA)
  • Aug 08, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 16, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 03, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • May 31, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 18, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $555,500 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 7 (#207 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 CLE 63 0 44 29 25 15 56 4 5 4 0 54.7 4.12 1.08 -0.20
2024 TEX 19 0 21 18 15 8 24 2 6 1 0 23.7 5.70 1.23 -0.82
2023 SEA 7 0 4 4 4 12 13 1 0 0 0 9.0 4.00 1.78 0.06
2022 SEA 53 0 43 26 25 18 64 10 2 0 2 54.0 4.17 1.13 0.09
2019 SEA 20 0 20 15 14 12 21 5 0 2 0 22.3 5.64 1.43 -0.11
2018 SEA 8 1 13 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 2.16 1.80 0.24
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