Nathan Lukes

Toronto Blue Jays, Center Field
Age: 30y-7m-10d (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
$1,409,450
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (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 |
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30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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31 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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32 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 | 0.145 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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32 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 |
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
2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $130,000
Average Salary:
$130,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.145 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$609,450
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 20 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$356,132 |
$486,132 |
|
2024 | 29 |
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0.112 |
Active
|
$123,318 |
$609,450 |
|
Total |
$609,450 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $130,000 | - | $130,000 |
2 |
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$479,450 | - | - | $479,450 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
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20 |
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
$130,000 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$356,132
|
$356,132 |
$486,132 |
||
2024 |
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29 |
$123,318
|
$123,318 |
$609,450 |
||
Total |
$479,450 |
$130,000 |
$609,450 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $130,000 | - | $130,000 |
2 |
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$479,450 | - | - | $479,450 |
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Aug 30, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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May 04, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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May 03, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Sep 14, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Sep 12, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Aug 18, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Aug 08, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Jul 19, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Jul 08, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Jun 16, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Apr 17, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Apr 07, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
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Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
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Nov 10, 2022 Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
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Nov 26, 2021 Signed a minor league contract with Toronto (TOR)
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Aug 01, 2016 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Cleveland (CLE) with Jhonleider Salinas for Brandon Guyer
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Jun 18, 2015 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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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 |