Matt Festa

Texas Rangers, Relief Pitcher
Age: 31-263d (Mar 11, 1993)
Exp: 2.003 Years
Country: US
College: East Stroudsburg (PA)
Drafted: Round 7 (#207 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$1,219,274

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Festa 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 32
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 33
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 32 2.003
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 33 --
ARB 1
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 32
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 free-agent-restricted-street

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, 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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2024-2024 free-agent-restricted-street

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the New York Mets, 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

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $725,200 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $725,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,200
Average Salary:
$725,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, 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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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $555,500 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $555,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,500
Average Salary:
$555,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Matt Festa signed a 1 year , $5,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $5,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000
Average Salary:
$5,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.003 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,219,274

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 23
Signing Bonus
$5,000
$5,000
2018 25
Active
$70,320
$75,320
2019 26
Reserve / minor-buried
$185,194
$260,514
2022 29
Active
$615,360
$875,874
2023 30
Retained
$132,566
$1,008,440
2024 31
Retained
Active
$15,912
$194,922
$1,024,352
$1,219,274
Total      
$1,219,274
$1,024,352
$1,219,274
2025 32
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$2,019,274

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,003,440 $5,000 - $1,008,440
1 $15,912 - - $15,912
1 $194,922 - - $194,922
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
23
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
2018
25
$70,320
$70,320
$75,320
2019
26
$185,194
$185,194
$260,514
2022
29
$615,360
$615,360
$875,874
2023
30
$132,566
$132,566
$1,008,440
2024
31
$15,912
$194,922
$15,912
$194,922
$1,024,352
$1,219,274
Total
$1,214,274
$5,000
$1,219,274
$1,024,352
$1,219,274
2025
32
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,014,274
$5,000
$2,019,274

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,003,440 $5,000 - $1,008,440
1 $15,912 - - $15,912
1 $194,922 - - $194,922

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 SEA May 05, 2022 - May 20, 2022 Elbow
  • Aug 11, 2024 Contract purchased by Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 06, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jul 05, 2024 Released by New York (NYM)
  • Jul 03, 2024 Designated for Assignment by New York (NYM)
  • Jun 29, 2024 Contract purchased by New York (NYM)
  • May 19, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with New York (NYM)
  • May 17, 2024 Released by San Diego (SD)
  • Jan 27, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 09, 2023 Released by Seattle (SEA)
  • Aug 08, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 16, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 03, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • May 31, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 18, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $555,500 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 7 (#207 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 TEX 19 0 21 18 15 8 24 2 6 1 0 23.7 5.70 1.23 -0.71
2023 SEA 7 0 4 4 4 12 13 1 0 0 0 9.0 4.00 1.78 0.06
2022 SEA 53 0 43 26 25 18 64 10 2 0 2 54.0 4.17 1.13 0.09
2019 SEA 20 0 20 15 14 12 21 5 0 2 0 22.3 5.64 1.43 -0.11
2018 SEA 8 1 13 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 2.16 1.80 0.24
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