MLB
Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, Designated Hitter
Age: 27y-5m-26d (Jun 27, 1997)
Exp: 5.113 Years
Country: CU
Agent(s): MVP Sports Group
2025 Payroll Salary
$15,833,333
2025 Cash
$15,000,000
Career Earnings
$28,316,750
2023-2028 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Yordan Alvarez signed a 6 year , $115,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $115,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,166,667. In 2025, Alvarez will earn a base salary of $15,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $15,833,333.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $115,000,000
Average Salary:
$19,166,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
26 |
ARB 1
|
$7,833,333 | $19,166,667 | 8.23% | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2024 |
|
27 |
ARB 2
|
$10,833,333 | $19,166,667 | 8.09% | $10,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
28 |
ARB 3
|
$15,833,333 | $19,166,667 | 7.95% | $15,000,000 | $37,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
29 | $26,833,333 | $19,166,667 | 7.86% | $26,000,000 | $63,000,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
30 | $26,833,333 | $19,166,667 | - | $26,000,000 | $89,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
31 | $26,833,335 | $19,166,667 | - | $26,000,000 | $115,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
32 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
26 | 3.113 |
ARB 1
|
$7,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - | $7,833,333 | $19,166,667 |
| 2024 |
|
27 | 4.113 |
ARB 2
|
$10,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - | $10,833,333 | $19,166,667 |
| 2025 |
|
28 | 5.113 |
ARB 3
|
$15,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - | $15,833,333 | $19,166,667 |
| 2026 |
|
29 | - | $26,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - | $26,833,333 | $19,166,667 | |
| 2027 |
|
30 | - | $26,000,000 | $833,333 | - | - | $26,833,333 | $19,166,667 | |
| 2028 |
|
31 | - | $26,000,000 | $833,335 | - | - | $26,833,335 | $19,166,667 | |
| 2029 |
|
32 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
26 |
ARB 1 |
$7,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $103,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $19,166,667 |
| 2024 |
|
27 |
ARB 2 |
$10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $93,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $20,600,000 |
| 2025 |
|
28 |
ARB 3 |
$15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | $37,000,000 | $78,000,000 | $12,333,333 | $23,250,000 |
| 2026 |
|
29 | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $63,000,000 | $52,000,000 | $15,750,000 | $26,000,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
30 | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $89,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $17,800,000 | $26,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
31 | $26,000,000 | - | $26,000,000 | $115,000,000 | - | $19,166,667 | $26,000,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Yordan Alvarez signed a 1 year , $764,600 contract with the Houston Astros, including $764,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $764,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $764,600
Average Salary:
$764,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Yordan Alvarez signed a 1 year , $609,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $609,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $609,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $609,000
Average Salary:
$609,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Yordan Alvarez signed a 1 year , $607,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $607,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $607,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $607,000
Average Salary:
$607,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Yordan Alvarez signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Yordan Alvarez signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
5.113 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$28,316,750
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
|
| 2019 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$337,192 |
$2,337,192 |
AL ROY All MLB (2nd) |
| 2020 | 23 |
|
Injured
|
$224,815 |
$2,562,007 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$609,000 |
$3,171,007 |
All MLB (2nd) |
| 2022 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$3,145,743 |
$6,316,750 |
Champion AL Silver Slugger:DH All MLB (1st) |
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Active /
Arbitration 1 Bypassed |
$12,000,000 |
$18,316,750 |
All MLB (2nd) |
| 2024 | 27 |
|
Active /
Arbitration 2 Bypassed |
$10,000,000 |
$28,316,750 |
All MLB (2nd) |
| Total |
$28,316,750 |
$28,316,750 |
||||
| 2025 | 28 |
|
Active /
Arbitration 3 Bypassed |
$15,000,000 |
||
| 2026 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$26,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$26,000,000 |
||
| 2028 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$26,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$121,316,750 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 |
| 6 |
|
$18,935,607 | $5,000,000 | $2,381,143 | $26,316,750 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
19 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
||
| 2019 |
|
22 |
$337,192
|
$337,192 |
$2,337,192 |
||
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$224,815
|
$224,815 |
$2,562,007 |
||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$609,000
|
$609,000 |
$3,171,007 |
||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$764,600
|
$2,381,143 |
$3,145,743 |
$6,316,750 |
|
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$7,000,000
|
$5,000,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$18,316,750 |
|
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$28,316,750 |
||
| Total |
$18,935,607 |
$7,000,000 |
$2,381,143 |
$28,316,750 |
$28,316,750 |
||
| 2025 |
|
28 |
$15,000,000
|
$15,000,000 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
29 |
$26,000,000
|
$26,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
30 |
$26,000,000
|
$26,000,000 |
|||
| 2028 |
|
31 |
$26,000,000
|
$26,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$111,935,607 |
$7,000,000 |
$2,381,143 |
$121,316,750 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 |
| 6 |
|
$18,935,607 | $5,000,000 | $2,381,143 | $26,316,750 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
HOU |
Jun 09, 2023 - Jul 26, 2023 | Oblique |
| 2022 |
HOU |
Jul 10, 2022 - Jul 21, 2022 | Hand |
| 2022 |
HOU |
Apr 16, 2022 - Apr 18, 2022 | COVID-19 |
| 2021 |
HOU |
Apr 28, 2021 - Apr 30, 2021 | COVID-19 |
| 2021 |
HOU |
Apr 14, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 | COVID-19 |
| 2020 |
HOU |
Aug 16, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Knee |
| 2020 |
HOU |
Jul 23, 2020 - Aug 14, 2020 | COVID-19 |
-
Jun 03, 2022
Signed a 6 year $115 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 27, 2022
Signed a 1 year $764,600 contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $609,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $607,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 01, 2016
Traded to Houston (HOU) from Los Angeles (LAD) for Josh Fields
-
Jul 15, 2016
Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 147 | 147 | 635 | 552 | 88 | 170 | 34 | 2 | 35 | 86 | 313 | 69 | 95 | 6 | .308 | .392 | .567 | .959 | 5.36 |
| 2023 | HOU | 114 | 113 | 496 | 410 | 77 | 120 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 97 | 239 | 69 | 92 | 0 | .293 | .407 | .583 | .990 | 4.62 |
| 2022 | HOU | 135 | 133 | 561 | 470 | 95 | 144 | 29 | 2 | 37 | 97 | 288 | 78 | 106 | 1 | .306 | .406 | .613 | 1.019 | 6.83 |
| 2021 | HOU | 144 | 136 | 598 | 537 | 92 | 149 | 35 | 1 | 33 | 104 | 285 | 50 | 145 | 1 | .277 | .346 | .531 | .877 | 3.05 |
| 2020 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .625 | .958 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | HOU | 87 | 83 | 369 | 313 | 58 | 98 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 78 | 205 | 52 | 94 | 0 | .313 | .412 | .655 | 1.067 | 3.74 |
