Colt Keith

Detroit Tigers, 3rd Base
Age: 24y-7m-3d (Aug 14, 2001)
Exp: 2.000 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 5 (#132 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Clarence Johns II (Munger English Sports Management)
2026 Payroll Salary

$4,333,333

2026 Cash

$4,000,000

Career Earnings

$8,967,023

2024-2032 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Colt Keith signed a 6 year, $28,642,500 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $2,000,000 signing bonus, $28,642,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,773,750. In 2026, Keith will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,333,333.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $28,642,500
Average Salary:
$4,773,750
Signing Bonus:
$2,000,000
Free Agent:
2033 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
0
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 22 - $2,833,333 $4,773,750 2.01% $4,500,000 $4,500,000
2025 23 1
Pre-Arb
 $3,833,333 $4,773,750 1.98% $3,500,000 $8,000,000
2026 24 2
Pre-Arb
 $4,333,333 $4,773,750 1.96% $4,000,000 $12,000,000
2027 25 2
ARB 1
 $4,333,333 $4,773,750 1.93% $4,000,000 $16,000,000
2028 26 2
ARB 2
 $5,333,333 $4,773,750 1.91% $5,000,000 $21,000,000
2029 27 2
ARB 3
 $5,333,334 $4,773,750 1.89% $5,000,000 $26,000,000
2030 28 2
Club
 $10,000,000 $4,773,750 1.86% $2,642,500 $28,642,500
2031 29 2
Club
 $13,000,000 $4,773,750 - - $28,642,500
2032 30 2
Club
 $15,000,000 $4,773,750 - - $28,642,500
2033 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 22 0.000 $2,500,000 $333,333 - - $2,833,333 $4,773,750
2025 23 1.000
Pre-Arb
 $3,500,000 $333,333 - - $3,833,333 $4,773,750
2026 24 2.000
Pre-Arb
 $4,000,000 $333,333 - - $4,333,333 $4,773,750
2027 25 -
ARB 1
 $4,000,000 $333,333 - - $4,333,333 $4,773,750
2028 26 -
ARB 2
 $5,000,000 $333,333 - - $5,333,333 $4,773,750
2029 27 -
ARB 3
 $5,000,000 $333,334 - - $5,333,334 $4,773,750
2030 28 -
Club
 $10,000,000 - - - $10,000,000 $4,773,750
2031 29 -
Club
 $13,000,000 - - - $13,000,000 $4,773,750
2032 30 -
Club
 $15,000,000 - - - $15,000,000 $4,773,750
2033 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 22 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $29,109,523 $4,500,000 $3,182,500
2025 23
Pre-Arb
 $3,500,000 - $3,500,000 $8,000,000 $24,366,954 $4,000,000 $3,017,813
2026 24
Pre-Arb
 $4,000,000 - $4,000,000 $12,000,000 $20,642,500 $4,000,000 $2,948,929
2027 25
ARB 1
 $4,000,000 - $4,000,000 $16,000,000 $16,642,500 $4,000,000 $2,773,750
2028 26
ARB 2
 $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $21,000,000 $12,642,500 $4,200,000 $2,528,500
2029 27
ARB 3
 $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $26,000,000 $7,642,500 $4,333,333 $1,910,625
2030 28
Club
 $2,642,500 - $2,642,500 $28,642,500 $2,642,500 $4,091,786 $880,833
2031 29
Club
 - - - $28,642,500 - - -
2032 30
Club
 - - - $28,642,500 - - -
Contract Notes
  • 2030 Club Option includes a $2.6425M buyout
  • 2031 Club Option includes a $1M buyout
  • 2032 Club Option includes a $2M buyout
  • 2030-2032 Option Escalators (based on 2024-2029)
    MVP: $3M ($1M for 2nd/3rd, $500,000 for 4th/5th, $250,000 for 6th-10th)
    Silver Slugger: $250,000
    All Star Starter: $100,000
    All Star Reserve: $50,000
  • Additional 2031-2032 Option Escalators (based on 2030)
    MVP: $3M ($1M for 2nd/3rd, $500,000 for 4th/5th, $250,000 for 6th-10th)
    Silver Slugger: $250,000
    All Star Starter: $100,000
    All Star Reserve: $50,000
  • Additional 2032 Option Escalators (based on 2031)
    MVP: $3M ($1M for 2nd/3rd, $500,000 for 4th/5th, $250,000 for 6th-10th)
    Silver Slugger: $250,000
    All Star Starter: $100,000
    All Star Reserve: $50,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2020-2020 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

2.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$8,967,023

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2020 18
-
Signing Bonus
$500,000
$500,000
2024 22
0
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$4,500,000
$242,569
$5,000,000
$5,242,569
2025 23
1
Injured / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$3,500,000
$224,454
$8,742,569
$8,967,023
Total      
$8,967,023
$8,742,569
$8,967,023
2026 24
2
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$4,000,000
2027 25
2
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$4,000,000
2028 26
2
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$5,000,000
2029 27
2
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$5,000,000
2030 28
2
Active / Club
$2,642,500
Total
$29,609,523

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $6,467,023 $2,500,000 - $8,967,023
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2020
18
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
2024
22
$2,500,000
$242,569
$2,000,000
$4,500,000
$242,569
$5,000,000
$5,242,569
2025
23
$3,500,000
$224,454
$3,500,000
$224,454
$8,742,569
$8,967,023
Total
$6,467,023
$2,500,000
$8,967,023
$8,742,569
$8,967,023
2026
24
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2027
25
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
2028
26
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
2029
27
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
2030
28
$2,642,500
$2,642,500
Total
$27,109,523
$2,500,000
$29,609,523

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $6,467,023 $2,500,000 - $8,967,023

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 DET Sep 19, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 Ribs
  • Jan 28, 2024 Signed a 6 year $28.6 million contract extension with Detroit (DET), includes Club options for 2030, 2031 and 2032
  • Jun 17, 2020 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 11, 2020 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 5 (#132 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 DET 137 113 468 414 65 106 22 2 13 45 171 48 102 1 .256 .333 .413 .746 1.54
2024 DET 148 137 556 516 54 134 15 4 13 61 196 36 110 7 .260 .309 .380 .689 1.13
2023 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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