MLB
Nathan Lukes
Nathan Lukes
Toronto Blue Jays, Center Field
Age: 30-134d (Jul 12, 1994)
Exp: .145 Years
Country: US
College: California State-Sacramento
Drafted: Round 7 (#214 overall), 2015
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$609,450
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Nathan Lukes signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Lukes 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 |
|
30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
32 |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
30 | .145 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
32 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
30 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Nathan Lukes signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Nathan Lukes signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, 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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2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Nathan Lukes signed a 1 year , $130,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $130,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $130,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $130,000
Average Salary:
$130,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
.145 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$609,450
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$356,132 |
$486,132 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$123,318 |
$609,450 |
|
| Total |
$609,450 |
$609,450 |
||||
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$1,409,450 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $130,000 | - | $130,000 |
| 2 |
|
$479,450 | - | - | $479,450 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
20 |
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$356,132
|
$356,132 |
$486,132 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$123,318
|
$123,318 |
$609,450 |
||
| Total |
$479,450 |
$130,000 |
$609,450 |
$609,450 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,279,450 |
$130,000 |
$1,409,450 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $130,000 | - | $130,000 |
| 2 |
|
$479,450 | - | - | $479,450 |
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Aug 30, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
May 04, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
May 03, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Sep 14, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Sep 12, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Aug 18, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Aug 08, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 19, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 08, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 16, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Apr 17, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Apr 07, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Nov 10, 2022
Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
-
Nov 26, 2021
Signed a minor league contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Aug 01, 2016
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Cleveland (CLE) with Jhonleider Salinas for Brandon Guyer
-
Jun 18, 2015
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 09, 2015
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 7 (#214 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TOR | 22 | 19 | 89 | 76 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .303 | .371 | .447 | .818 | 1.09 |
| 2023 | TOR | 29 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .192 | .290 | .308 | .598 | -0.06 |
