Tyler Freeman

Cleveland Guardians, Shortstop
Age: 25y-7m-1d (May 21, 1999)
Exp: 2.046 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 2 (#71 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$2,313,950

2025-2025
Pre-Arbitration
(CURRENT)

Tyler Freeman signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Freeman will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 26
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 27
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 26 2.046
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 27 --
ARB 1
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 26
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024
Pre-Arbitration

Tyler Freeman signed a 1 year , $742,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $742,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $742,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $742,000
Average Salary:
$742,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023
Pre-Arbitration

Tyler Freeman signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Tyler Freeman signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Tyler Freeman signed a 1 year , $816,500 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $816,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $816,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $816,500
Average Salary:
$816,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.046 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,313,950

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 18
Signing Bonus
$816,500
$816,500
2022 23
Reserve / minor-buried
$223,068
$1,039,568
2023 24
Active
$592,263
$1,631,831
2024 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$682,119
$2,313,950
Total      
$2,313,950
$2,313,950
2025 26
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$3,113,950

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,497,450 $816,500 - $2,313,950
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
18
$816,500
$816,500
$816,500
2022
23
$223,068
$223,068
$1,039,568
2023
24
$592,263
$592,263
$1,631,831
2024
25
$682,119
$682,119
$2,313,950
Total
$1,497,450
$816,500
$2,313,950
$2,313,950
2025
26
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,297,450
$816,500
$3,113,950

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,497,450 $816,500 - $2,313,950

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 CLE Aug 04, 2023 - Aug 15, 2023 Shoulder
  • Sep 14, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $742,000 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • May 06, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Apr 22, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Apr 18, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Oct 01, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Aug 03, 2022 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 26, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 28, 2017 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 15, 2017 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 2 (#71 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CLE 118 90 380 330 48 69 14 1 7 32 106 28 53 11 .209 .305 .321 .626 0.77
2023 CLE 63 39 166 153 20 37 7 0 4 18 56 10 30 5 .242 .295 .366 .661 -0.27
2022 CLE 24 21 86 77 9 19 3 0 0 3 22 4 11 1 .247 .314 .286 .600 -0.28
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