Jacob Amaya

Chicago White Sox, Shortstop
Age: 26y-5m-19d (Sep 03, 1998)
Exp: .054 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 11 (#340 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,299,008
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Jacob Amaya signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Amaya 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 |
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26 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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26 | 0.054 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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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) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $247,500
Average Salary:
$247,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.054 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$499,008
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$247,500 |
$247,500 |
|
2023 | 24 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$34,839 |
$282,339 |
|
2024 | 25 |
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0.01 |
Active
Retained
Retained
|
$171,054 $39,780 $5,835 |
$453,393 $493,173 $499,008 |
|
Total |
$499,008 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $247,500 | - | $247,500 |
2 |
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$40,674 | - | - | $40,674 |
1 |
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$171,054 | - | - | $171,054 |
1 |
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$39,780 | - | - | $39,780 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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18 |
$247,500 |
$247,500 |
$247,500 |
||
2023 |
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24 |
$34,839
|
$34,839 |
$282,339 |
||
2024 |
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25 |
$171,054 $39,780 $5,835
|
$171,054 $39,780 $5,835 |
$453,393 $493,173 $499,008 |
||
Total |
$251,508 |
$247,500 |
$499,008 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $247,500 | - | $247,500 |
2 |
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$40,674 | - | - | $40,674 |
1 |
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$171,054 | - | - | $171,054 |
1 |
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$39,780 | - | - | $39,780 |
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Feb 03, 2025 Claimed off waivers by Chicago (CHW)
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Jan 27, 2025 Designated for Assignment by Baltimore (BAL)
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Jan 16, 2025 Claimed off waivers by Baltimore (BAL)
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Jan 08, 2025 Designated for Assignment by Chicago (CHW)
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Aug 27, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHW)
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Aug 26, 2024 Claimed off waivers by Chicago (CHW)
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Aug 24, 2024 Designated for Assignment by Houston (HOU)
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May 10, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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May 01, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Apr 06, 2024 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Miami (MIA) for cash considerations, 0 and Valente Bellozo
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Apr 02, 2024 Designated for Assignment by Miami (MIA)
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Jun 26, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
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Jun 17, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
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Jan 11, 2023 Traded to Miami (MIA) from Los Angeles (LAD) for Miguel Rojas
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Oct 06, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
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Mar 23, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
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Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Los Angeles (LAD)
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Jul 06, 2017 Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
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Jun 21, 2017 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAD): Round 11 (#340 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
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2024 | CHW | 24 | 21 | 72 | 68 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 1 | .176 | .222 | .191 | .413 | 0.06 |
2023 | MIA | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | -0.01 |