MLB
Oneil Cruz
Oneil Cruz
Pittsburgh Pirates, Center Field
Age: 26y-5m-25d (Oct 04, 1998)
Exp: 2.110 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): CAA Sports
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$4,126,584
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Oneil Cruz signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Cruz 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
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
| 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
|
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| 2027 |
|
28 |
ARB 2
|
|||||
| 2028 |
|
29 |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2029 |
|
30 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 | 2.110 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
27 | -- |
ARB 1
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
28 | -- |
ARB 2
|
|||||
| 2028 |
|
29 | -- |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2029 |
|
30 | -- |
UFA |
| 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
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $755,000
Average Salary:
$755,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
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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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $950,000
Average Salary:
$950,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
2.110 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,126,584
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$950,000 |
$950,000 |
|
| 2021 | 22 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$6,134 |
$956,134 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
0.002 |
Active
|
$411,522 |
$1,367,656 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
0.11 |
Injured
|
$720,000 |
$2,087,656 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
1.11 |
Active
|
$1,238,928 |
$3,326,584 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
2.11 |
Active / estimate
|
$800,000 |
$4,126,584 |
|
| Total |
$4,126,584 |
$4,126,584 |
|||||
| Total |
$4,126,584 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $950,000 | - | $950,000 |
| 5 |
|
$2,692,656 | - | $483,928 | $3,176,584 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
16 |
$950,000 |
$950,000 |
$950,000 |
||
| 2021 |
|
22 |
$6,134
|
$6,134 |
$956,134 |
||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$411,522
|
$411,522 |
$1,367,656 |
||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$720,000
|
$720,000 |
$2,087,656 |
||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$755,000
|
$483,928 |
$1,238,928 |
$3,326,584 |
|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
$4,126,584 |
||
| Total |
$2,692,656 |
$950,000 |
$483,928 |
$4,126,584 |
$4,126,584 |
||
| Total |
$2,692,656 |
$950,000 |
$483,928 |
$4,126,584 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $950,000 | - | $950,000 |
| 5 |
|
$2,692,656 | - | $483,928 | $3,176,584 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
PIT |
Apr 10, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Foot |
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $755,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jun 20, 2022
Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Mar 29, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jul 31, 2017
Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Los Angeles (LAD) with Angel German for Tony Watson
-
Jul 02, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | |
| 2024 | PIT | 146 | 136 | 599 | 541 | 72 | 140 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 76 | 243 | 51 | 181 | 22 | .259 | .324 | .449 | .773 | 2.47 |
| 2023 | PIT | 9 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .250 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 0.15 |
| 2022 | PIT | 87 | 85 | 361 | 331 | 45 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 149 | 28 | 126 | 11 | .233 | .294 | .450 | .744 | 2.33 |
| 2021 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 0.11 |
