Yordan Alvarez

Houston Astros, Designated Hitter
Age: 28y-8m-13d (Jun 27, 1997)
Exp: 6.113 Years
Country: CU
Agent(s): MVP Sports Group
2026 Payroll Salary

$26,833,333

2026 Cash

$26,000,000

Career Earnings

$43,316,750

2023-2028 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Yordan Alvarez signed a 6 year, $115,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $115,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,166,667. In 2026, Alvarez will earn a base salary of $26,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $26,833,333.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $115,000,000
Average Salary:
$19,166,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.113
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 26 3.113
ARB 1
 $7,833,333 $19,166,667 8.23% $12,000,000 $12,000,000
2024 27 4.113
ARB 2
 $10,833,333 $19,166,667 8.09% $10,000,000 $22,000,000
2025 28 5.113
ARB 3
 $15,833,333 $19,166,667 7.95% $15,000,000 $37,000,000
2026 29 6.113 $26,833,333 $19,166,667 7.86% $26,000,000 $63,000,000
2027 30 6.113 $26,833,333 $19,166,667 7.76% $26,000,000 $89,000,000
2028 31 6.113 $26,833,335 $19,166,667 7.67% $26,000,000 $115,000,000
2029 32 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 26 3.113
ARB 1
 $7,000,000 $833,333 - - $7,833,333 $19,166,667
2024 27 4.113
ARB 2
 $10,000,000 $833,333 - - $10,833,333 $19,166,667
2025 28 5.113
ARB 3
 $15,000,000 $833,333 - - $15,833,333 $19,166,667
2026 29 6.113 $26,000,000 $833,333 - - $26,833,333 $19,166,667
2027 30 - $26,000,000 $833,333 - - $26,833,333 $19,166,667
2028 31 - $26,000,000 $833,335 - - $26,833,335 $19,166,667
2029 32 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 26
ARB 1
 $7,000,000 $5,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $115,000,000 $12,000,000 $19,166,667
2024 27
ARB 2
 $10,000,000 - $10,000,000 $22,000,000 $103,000,000 $11,000,000 $20,600,000
2025 28
ARB 3
 $15,000,000 - $15,000,000 $37,000,000 $93,000,000 $12,333,333 $23,250,000
2026 29 $26,000,000 - $26,000,000 $63,000,000 $78,000,000 $15,750,000 $26,000,000
2027 30 $26,000,000 - $26,000,000 $89,000,000 $52,000,000 $17,800,000 $26,000,000
2028 31 $26,000,000 - $26,000,000 $115,000,000 $26,000,000 $19,166,667 $26,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $764,600
Average Salary:
$764,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.113
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $609,000
Average Salary:
$609,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.113
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $607,000
Average Salary:
$607,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.113
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

6.113 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$43,316,750

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 19
-
Signing Bonus
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
2019 22
0
Active
$337,192
$2,337,192
 AL ROY All MLB (2nd)
2020 23
0.113
Injured
$224,815
$2,562,007
2021 24
1.113
Active
$609,000
$3,171,007
 All MLB (2nd)
2022 25
2.113
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
$1,500,000
$881,143
$764,600
$4,671,007
$5,552,150
$6,316,750
 Champion AL Silver Slugger:DH All MLB (1st)
2023 26
3.113
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$12,000,000
$18,316,750
 All MLB (2nd)
2024 27
4.113
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$10,000,000
$28,316,750
 All MLB (2nd)
2025 28
5.113
Injured / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$15,000,000
$43,316,750
Total      
$43,316,750
$43,316,750
2026 29
6.113
Active
$26,000,000
2027 30
6.113
Active
$26,000,000
2028 31
6.113
Active
$26,000,000
Total
$121,316,750

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $2,000,000 - $2,000,000
7 $36,316,750 $5,000,000 - $41,316,750
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
19
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
2019
22
$337,192
$337,192
$2,337,192
2020
23
$224,815
$224,815
$2,562,007
2021
24
$609,000
$609,000
$3,171,007
2022
25
$1,500,000
$881,143
$764,600
$1,500,000
$881,143
$764,600
$4,671,007
$5,552,150
$6,316,750
2023
26
$7,000,000
$5,000,000
$12,000,000
$18,316,750
2024
27
$10,000,000
$10,000,000
$28,316,750
2025
28
$15,000,000
$15,000,000
$43,316,750
Total
$36,316,750
$7,000,000
$43,316,750
$43,316,750
2026
29
$26,000,000
$26,000,000
2027
30
$26,000,000
$26,000,000
2028
31
$26,000,000
$26,000,000
Total
$114,316,750
$7,000,000
$121,316,750

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $2,000,000 - $2,000,000
7 $36,316,750 $5,000,000 - $41,316,750

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 HOU Sep 16, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 Ankle
2025 HOU May 03, 2025 - Aug 26, 2025 Hand
2023 HOU Jun 09, 2023 - Jul 26, 2023 Oblique
2022 HOU Jul 10, 2022 - Jul 21, 2022 Hand
2022 HOU Apr 16, 2022 - Apr 18, 2022 COVID-19
2021 HOU Apr 28, 2021 - Apr 30, 2021 COVID-19
2021 HOU Apr 14, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 COVID-19
2020 HOU Aug 16, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 Knee
2020 HOU Jul 23, 2020 - Aug 14, 2020 COVID-19
  • Jun 03, 2022 Signed a 6 year $115 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 27, 2022 Signed a 1 year $764,600 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $609,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $607,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jun 09, 2019 Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
  • Aug 01, 2016 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Los Angeles (LAD) for Josh Fields
  • Jul 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 HOU 48 47 199 165 17 45 8 0 6 27 71 28 33 1 .273 .367 .430 .797 0.67
2024 HOU 147 147 635 552 88 170 34 2 35 86 313 69 95 6 .308 .392 .567 .959 5.36
2023 HOU 114 113 496 410 77 120 24 1 31 97 239 69 92 0 .293 .407 .583 .990 4.62
2022 HOU 135 133 561 470 95 144 29 2 37 97 288 78 106 1 .306 .406 .613 1.019 6.83
2021 HOU 144 136 598 537 92 149 35 1 33 104 285 50 145 1 .277 .346 .531 .877 3.05
2020 HOU 2 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 .250 .333 .625 .958 0.05
2019 HOU 87 83 369 313 58 98 26 0 27 78 205 52 94 0 .313 .412 .655 1.067 3.74
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