Jonathan India

Kansas City Royals, 2nd Base
Age: 28y-1m-5d (Dec 15, 1996)
Exp: 4.000 Years
Country: US
College: Florida
Drafted: Round 1 (#5 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Meister Sports Management
2025 Payroll Salary

$7,050,000

2025 Cash

$7,050,000

Career Earnings

$11,190,500

2024-2025 arbitration-extension-process (CURRENT)

Jonathan India signed a 2 year , $8,800,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $8,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,400,000. In 2025, India will earn a base salary of $7,050,000, while carrying a total salary of $7,050,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $8,800,000
Average Salary:
$4,400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 27
Arb Avoided #
$3,800,000 $4,400,000 1.86% $3,800,000 $3,800,000
2025 28
ARB 2
$7,050,000 $7,050,000 2.93% $7,050,000 $10,850,000
2026 29
ARB 3
2027 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 27 3.000
Arb Avoided #
$3,800,000 - - $3,800,000 $4,400,000
2025 28 4.000
ARB 2
$7,050,000 - - $7,050,000 $7,050,000
2026 29 --
ARB 3
2027 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 27
Arb Avoided #
$3,800,000 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $7,050,000 $3,800,000 $5,425,000
2025 28
ARB 2
$7,050,000 $7,050,000 $10,850,000 - $5,425,000 $7,050,000
Contract Notes
  • 2025 Escalators (Plate Appearances, Starts)
    Max $2.05M
    400 PA/98 GS: $400,000
    450 PA/111 GS: $400,000
    500 PA/124 GS: $400,000
    550 PA/137 GS: $400,000
    600 PA/150 GS: $450,000 (earned)

  • Annual Award Bonuses (Max $100,000 per year)
    $100,000 each for All-Star, Silver Slugger (1st-3rd), MVP (1st-5th)

  • Player Filing: $4M
    Team Filing: $3.2M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,300,000
Average Salary:
$5,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

4.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$11,190,500

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
-
Signing Bonus
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
2021 24
0
Active
$570,500
$5,870,500
NL ROY
2022 25
1
Active
$760,000
$6,630,500
2023 26
2
Active
$760,000
$7,390,500
2024 27
3
Active / arbitration-avoided-numbers-exchanged
$3,800,000
$11,190,500
Total      
$11,190,500
$11,190,500
2025 28
4
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$7,050,000
Total
$18,240,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,890,500 $5,300,000 - $11,190,500
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
$5,300,000
2021
24
$570,500
$570,500
$5,870,500
2022
25
$760,000
$760,000
$6,630,500
2023
26
$760,000
$760,000
$7,390,500
2024
27
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
$11,190,500
Total
$5,890,500
$5,300,000
$11,190,500
$11,190,500
2025
28
$7,050,000
$7,050,000
Total
$12,940,500
$5,300,000
$18,240,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,890,500 $5,300,000 - $11,190,500

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 CIN Jul 30, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023 Heel
2022 CIN May 01, 2022 - Jun 13, 2022 Hamstring
2022 CIN Apr 19, 2022 - Apr 26, 2022 Hamstring
2021 CIN Apr 30, 2021 - May 02, 2021 Undisclosed
  • Nov 22, 2024 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Cincinnati (CIN) with Joey Wiemer for Brady Singer
  • Feb 09, 2024 Signed a 2 year $8.8 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Apr 01, 2021 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Jul 01, 2018 Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 1 (#5 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2015 Unsigned by Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 10, 2015 Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 26 (#781 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CIN 151 150 635 533 84 132 28 2 15 58 209 80 125 13 .248 .357 .392 .749 1.65
2023 CIN 119 117 529 454 78 111 23 0 17 61 185 52 109 14 .244 .338 .407 .745 1.39
2022 CIN 103 98 431 386 48 96 16 2 10 41 146 31 94 3 .249 .327 .378 .705 -0.14
2021 CIN 150 144 630 532 98 143 34 2 21 69 244 71 141 12 .269 .376 .459 .835 4.05
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