Jonathan India

Kansas City Royals, 2nd Base
Age: 29y-2m-22d (Dec 15, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Florida
Drafted: Round 1 (#5 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Meister Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$8,000,000

2026 Cash

$8,000,000

Career Earnings

$18,240,500

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Jonathan India signed a 1 year, $8,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,000,000. In 2026, India will earn a base salary of $8,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $8,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
5
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 29 5
Arb Avoided
 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 3.28% $8,000,000 $8,000,000
2027 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 29 5.000
Arb Avoided
 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 $8,000,000
2027 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 29
Arb Avoided
 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2025 Arbitration Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $8,800,000
Average Salary:
$4,400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,300,000
Average Salary:
$5,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

5 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$18,240,500

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
-
Signing Bonus
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
2021 24
0
Active
$570,500
$5,870,500
 NL ROY
2022 25
1
Active
$760,000
$6,630,500
2023 26
2
Active
$760,000
$7,390,500
2024 27
3
Active / arbitration-avoided-numbers-exchanged
$3,800,000
$11,190,500
2025 28
4
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$7,050,000
$18,240,500
Total      
$18,240,500
$18,240,500
2026 29
5
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,000,000
Total
$26,240,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,890,500 $5,300,000 - $11,190,500
1 $7,050,000 - - $7,050,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
2021
24
$570,500
$570,500
$5,870,500
2022
25
$760,000
$760,000
$6,630,500
2023
26
$760,000
$760,000
$7,390,500
2024
27
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
$11,190,500
2025
28
$7,050,000
$7,050,000
$18,240,500
Total
$12,940,500
$5,300,000
$18,240,500
$18,240,500
2026
29
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
Total
$20,940,500
$5,300,000
$26,240,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,890,500 $5,300,000 - $11,190,500
1 $7,050,000 - - $7,050,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 KC Aug 30, 2025 - Sep 09, 2025 Wrist
2023 CIN Jul 30, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023 Heel
2022 CIN May 01, 2022 - Jun 13, 2022 Hamstring
2022 CIN Apr 19, 2022 - Apr 26, 2022 Hamstring
2021 CIN Apr 30, 2021 - May 02, 2021 Undisclosed
  • Nov 21, 2025 Signed a 1 year $8 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitration
  • Nov 22, 2024 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Cincinnati (CIN) with Joey Wiemer for Brady Singer
  • Feb 09, 2024 Signed a 2 year $8.8 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Apr 01, 2021 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Jul 01, 2018 Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 1 (#5 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2015 Unsigned by Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 10, 2015 Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 26 (#781 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 KC 136 130 568 497 63 116 29 0 9 45 172 54 106 0 .233 .322 .346 .668 0.40
2024 CIN 151 150 635 533 84 132 28 2 15 58 209 80 125 13 .248 .357 .392 .749 1.65
2023 CIN 119 117 529 454 78 111 23 0 17 61 185 52 109 14 .244 .338 .407 .745 1.39
2022 CIN 103 98 431 386 48 96 16 2 10 41 146 31 94 3 .249 .327 .378 .705 -0.14
2021 CIN 150 144 630 532 98 143 34 2 21 69 244 71 141 12 .269 .376 .459 .835 4.05
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