José Caballero

New York Yankees, Shortstop
Age: 29y-6m-6d (Aug 30, 1996)
Exp: 2.170 Years
Country: PA
Drafted: Round 7 (#202 overall), 2017
2026 Payroll Salary

$2,000,000

2026 Cash

$2,000,000

Career Earnings

$2,906,885

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

José Caballero signed a 1 year, $2,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000. In 2026, Caballero will earn a base salary of $2,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.17
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 29 2.17
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 0.82% $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2027 30 --
ARB 2
2028 31 --
ARB 3
2029 32 --
ARB 4
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 29 2.170
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2027 30 --
ARB 2
2028 31 --
ARB 3
2029 32 --
ARB 4
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 29
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $776,800
Average Salary:
$776,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.17
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $751,700
Average Salary:
$751,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.17
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $175,000
Average Salary:
$175,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

2.170 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,176,726

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 20
-
Signing Bonus
$175,000
$175,000
2023 26
0
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
$279,350
$654,194
$454,350
$1,108,544
2024 27
0.17
Active
$751,700
$1,860,244
2025 28
1.17
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Retained
$269,841
$246,384
$269,841
$530,416
$2,130,085
$2,376,469
$2,646,310
$3,176,726
Total      
$3,176,726
$2,130,085
$2,376,469
$2,646,310
$3,176,726
2026 29
2.17
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,000,000
Total
$5,176,726

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $175,000 - $175,000
3 $1,561,466 - - $1,561,466
1 $654,194 - - $654,194
1 $786,066 - - $786,066
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
20
$175,000
$175,000
$175,000
2023
26
$279,350
$654,194
$279,350
$654,194
$454,350
$1,108,544
2024
27
$751,700
$751,700
$1,860,244
2025
28
$269,841
$246,384
$269,841
$530,416
$269,841
$246,384
$269,841
$530,416
$2,130,085
$2,376,469
$2,646,310
$3,176,726
Total
$3,001,726
$175,000
$3,176,726
$2,130,085
$2,376,469
$2,646,310
$3,176,726
2026
29
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$5,001,726
$175,000
$5,176,726

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $175,000 - $175,000
3 $1,561,466 - - $1,561,466
1 $654,194 - - $654,194
1 $786,066 - - $786,066
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jul 31, 2025 Traded to New York (NYY) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Everson Pereira and PTBNL or cash considerations
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $751,700 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jan 05, 2024 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Seattle (SEA) for Luke Raley
  • Apr 15, 2023 Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 31, 2019 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Arizona (ARI) for Mike Leake
  • Jun 21, 2017 Signed a contract with Arizona (ARI)
  • Jun 18, 2017 Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 7 (#202 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 NYY 126 89 370 314 52 74 18 1 5 36 109 47 98 49 .236 .335 .347 .682 2.89
2024 TB 139 123 480 441 53 100 24 1 9 44 153 27 133 44 .227 .283 .347 .630 1.71
2023 SEA 103 70 280 231 37 51 9 1 4 26 74 28 66 26 .221 .343 .320 .663 2.40
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