Yusei Kikuchi

Los Angeles Angels, Starting Pitcher
Age: 34y-8m-18d (Jun 17, 1991)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: JP
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
2026 Payroll Salary

$21,225,000

2026 Cash

$21,225,000

Career Earnings

$91,410,185

2025-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Yusei Kikuchi signed a 3 year, $63,675,000 contract with the Los Angeles Angels, including $63,675,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $21,225,000. In 2026, Kikuchi will earn a base salary of $21,225,000, while carrying a total salary of $21,225,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $63,675,000
Average Salary:
$21,225,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
6
Year Age YOS PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 34 6 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 8.81% $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2026 35 7 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 8.70% $21,225,000 $42,450,000
2027 36 7 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 8.59% $21,225,000 $63,675,000
2028 37 -
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 34 6.000 $21,225,000 - - $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2026 35 7.000 $21,225,000 - - $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2027 36 - $21,225,000 - - $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2028 37 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 34 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 $63,675,000 $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2026 35 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 $42,450,000 $42,450,000 $21,225,000 $21,225,000
2027 36 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 $63,675,000 $21,225,000 $21,225,000 $21,225,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $36,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3
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2019-2025 Foreign Professional

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $43,000,000
Average Salary:
$14,333,333
Signing Bonus:
$6,000,000
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$91,410,185

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 28
0
Active
$14,000,000
$14,000,000
2020 29
1
Active
$5,185,185
$19,185,185
2021 30
2
Active
$15,000,000
$34,185,185
2022 31
3
Active
$16,000,000
$50,185,185
2023 32
4
Active
$10,000,000
$60,185,185
2024 33
5
Active
Retained
$3,387,097
$6,612,903
$63,572,282
$70,185,185
2025 34
6
Active
$21,225,000
$91,410,185
Total      
$91,410,185
$91,410,185
2026 35
7
Active
$21,225,000
2027 36
7
Active
$21,225,000
Total
$133,860,185

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $28,185,185 $6,000,000 - $34,185,185
3 $32,612,903 - - $32,612,903
1 $3,387,097 - - $3,387,097
1 $21,225,000 - - $21,225,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
28
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$14,000,000
$14,000,000
2020
29
$5,185,185
$5,185,185
$19,185,185
2021
30
$15,000,000
$15,000,000
$34,185,185
2022
31
$16,000,000
$16,000,000
$50,185,185
2023
32
$10,000,000
$10,000,000
$60,185,185
2024
33
$3,387,097
$6,612,903
$3,387,097
$6,612,903
$63,572,282
$70,185,185
2025
34
$21,225,000
$21,225,000
$91,410,185
Total
$85,410,185
$6,000,000
$91,410,185
$91,410,185
2026
35
$21,225,000
$21,225,000
2027
36
$21,225,000
$21,225,000
Total
$127,860,185
$6,000,000
$133,860,185

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $28,185,185 $6,000,000 - $34,185,185
3 $32,612,903 - - $32,612,903
1 $3,387,097 - - $3,387,097
1 $21,225,000 - - $21,225,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 TOR Jul 05, 2022 - Jul 28, 2022 Neck
2021 SEA Jul 11, 2021 - Jul 12, 2021 COVID-19
  • Nov 25, 2024 Signed a 3 year $63.675 million contract with Los Angeles (LAA)
  • Jul 29, 2024 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Toronto (TOR) for Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner
  • Mar 12, 2022 Signed a 3 year $36 million contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Nov 03, 2021 Declined a $13M player option for 2022
  • Jan 01, 2019 Signed a 3 year $43 million contract with Seattle (SEA), including a 4 year $66M club extension available
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 LAA 33 33 180 87 79 74 174 24 7 11 0 178.3 3.99 1.42 3.28
2024 HOU 32 32 167 85 79 44 206 25 9 10 0 175.7 4.05 1.20 1.35
2023 TOR 32 32 165 78 72 48 181 27 11 6 0 167.7 3.87 1.27 1.77
2022 TOR 32 20 93 67 58 58 124 23 6 7 1 100.7 5.19 1.50 -1.07
2021 SEA 29 29 145 82 77 62 163 27 7 9 0 157.0 4.41 1.32 1.66
2020 SEA 9 9 41 27 27 20 47 3 2 5 0 47.0 5.17 1.30 0.11
2019 SEA 32 32 195 109 98 50 116 36 6 11 0 161.7 5.46 1.52 0.15
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