Matthew Liberatore

St. Louis Cardinals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 26y-4m-17d (Nov 06, 1999)
Exp: 2.144 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#16 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Paragon Sports International
2026 Payroll Salary

$2,260,000

2026 Cash

$2,260,000

Career Earnings

$5,781,347

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Matthew Liberatore signed a 1 year, $2,260,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $2,260,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,260,000. In 2026, Liberatore will earn a base salary of $2,260,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,260,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,260,000
Average Salary:
$2,260,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.144
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 26 2.144
Arb Avoided
 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 0.93% $2,260,000 $2,260,000
2027 27 --
ARB 2
2028 28 --
ARB 3
2029 29 --
ARB 4
2030 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 26 2.144
Arb Avoided
 $2,260,000 - - $2,260,000 $2,260,000
2027 27 --
ARB 2
2028 28 --
ARB 3
2029 29 --
ARB 4
2030 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 26
Arb Avoided
 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $2,260,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,800
Average Salary:
$775,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.144
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $747,200
Average Salary:
$747,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.144
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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:
0.028
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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
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,497,500
Average Salary:
$3,497,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

2.144 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$5,781,347

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 18
-
Signing Bonus
$3,497,500
$3,497,500
2022 22
0
Active
$96,150
$3,593,650
2023 23
0.028
Active
$445,165
$4,038,815
2024 24
0.144
Active
$747,200
$4,786,015
2025 25
1.144
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$775,800
$219,532
$5,561,815
$5,781,347
Total      
$5,781,347
$5,561,815
$5,781,347
2026 26
2.144
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,260,000
Total
$8,041,347

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $3,497,500 - $3,497,500
4 $2,283,847 - - $2,283,847
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
18
$3,497,500
$3,497,500
$3,497,500
2022
22
$96,150
$96,150
$3,593,650
2023
23
$445,165
$445,165
$4,038,815
2024
24
$747,200
$747,200
$4,786,015
2025
25
$775,800
$219,532
$775,800
$219,532
$5,561,815
$5,781,347
Total
$2,283,847
$3,497,500
$5,781,347
$5,561,815
$5,781,347
2026
26
$2,260,000
$2,260,000
Total
$4,543,847
$3,497,500
$8,041,347

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $3,497,500 - $3,497,500
4 $2,283,847 - - $2,283,847

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 STL Aug 22, 2023 - Sep 04, 2023 Back
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $2.26 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $747,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 28, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 06, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 17, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Oct 05, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 14, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 02, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 15, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 14, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 03, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 23, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 22, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 21, 2022 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jan 09, 2020 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Edgardo Rodriguez and 2020 2nd round pick [Competitive Balance B] (#63 Competitive Balance B) for Jose Martinez, Randy Arozarena and 2020 1st round pick [Competitive Balance A] (#37 Competitive Balance A)
  • Jun 09, 2018 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 1 (#16 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 STL 29 29 158 79 71 40 122 19 8 12 0 151.7 4.21 1.31 0.89
2024 STL 60 6 81 44 42 28 76 11 3 4 0 86.0 4.40 1.27 0.31
2023 STL 22 11 66 42 36 25 46 5 3 6 0 61.7 5.25 1.48 -0.36
2022 STL 9 7 42 23 23 18 28 5 2 2 0 34.7 5.97 1.73 -0.48
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