How much is Fernando Tatis Jr.'s contract in 2025?

Last Modified Feb 27, 2025 09:16 GMT
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Fernando Gabriel Tatis Medina Jr. is a professional Dominican baseball shortstop and right fielder for the San Diego Padres in the Major League Baseball (MLB). Better known as Fernando Tatis Jr. with the nickname of "El Nino", he made his first MLB appearance with the team on March 28, 2019, and has been with the team ever since then. However, he did not compete in the 2022 MLB season due to his injury and PED suspension.

Fernando Tatis Jr. is notable for participating in two MLB All-Star games and has earned two NL All-Star awards, as of February 2025. Moreover, he has also earned the NL Silver Slugger, Rawlings NL Gold Glove and Rawlings NL Platinum Glove awards in his career, as of February 2025. Furthermore, Fernando Tatis Jr. has also won two NL Player of the Month awards in August 2020 and May 2021. Other than this, he is also notable for leading the National League (NL) in home runs with 42 home runs in 130 games in the 2021 MLB season.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s contract breakdown in 2025

Fernando Tatis Jr. is in the middle of a fourteen-year contract extension worth $340 million that he signed with the San Diego Padres on February 17, 2021, as per Spotrac. The table below shows his contract breakdown, as of February 2025:

YearBase SalarySigning BonusCap HitDead CapYearly Cash
2021$1,000,000$10,000,000$11,000,000-$11,000,000
2022$3,489,011-$3,489,011-$3,489,011
2023$5,617,284-$5,617,284-$5,617,284
2024$11,000,000-$11,000,000-$11,000,000
2025$20,000,000-$20,000,000-$20,000,000
2026$20,000,000-$20,000,000-$20,000,000
2027$25,000,000-$25,000,000-$25,000,000
2028$25,000,000-$25,000,000-$25,000,000
2029$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000
2030$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000
2031$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000
2022$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000
2023$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000
2034$36,000,000-$36,000,000-$36,000,000

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How much is Fernando Tatis Jr. getting paid in 2025?

Fernando Tatis Jr. will be earning $20,000,000 from the 2025 MLB season, as per Spotrac. He signed a contract extension of 14 years worth $340,000,000 with the San Diego Padres on February 17, 2021. According to this contract, the team promised him the full amount from his 14-year tenure, gave him a signing bonus of $10,000,000 and have set his average annual salary to be at $24,285,714. He is in his fourth year of this contract (third year while active, as he did not play in 2022), as of February 2025.

How much does Fernando Tatis Jr. make in a minute in 2025?

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s salary from the 2025 MLB season is $20,000,000, as per Spotrac. One year consists of 525,600 total minutes. If this is divided by his total salary from 2025, then he will be making $38.05 per minute in 2025.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s career earnings

Fernando Tatis Jr. has gathered $52,580,480 in career earnings throughout his eight-year MLB career, as of Spotrac. This includes his total base salary of $41,880,480 alongside his total signing bonus of $10,700,000, as of February 2025.

What are the terms of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s contract?

Fernando Tatis Jr. has signed a 14-year $340 million contract extension with the San Diego Padres on February 17, 2021, as per Spotrac. Based on this contract, he has received $10 million as his signing bonus, promised him the full $340 million and the average annual salary of $24,285,714. Notably, this was the highest average salary for a shortstop when it was signed. It was also the longest contract in the history of MLB when it was signed. His unrestricted free agency has been set up for 2035. The following are some of the other terms of his latest contract, as of February 2025:

  • Full No Trade Clause through 2028
  • 10-team no trade list 2029-2034 (10/5 rights if still with SD)

How much of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s contract is guaranteed?

Fernanato Tatis Jr.'s fourteen-year $340 million contract extension with the San Diego Padres on February 17, 2021, guarantees him the full amount alongside his signing bonus of $10,000,000 and his average annual salary of $24,285,714, as per Spotrac.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s contract history

These are all the contracts that Fernando Tatis Jr. has signed, as of February 2025:

Chicago White Sox (2015)

Fernando Tatis Jr. e­ntered into a signing bonus contract worth $700,000 with the Chicago White­ Sox on July 2, 2015. Following that, on June 4, 2016, he was traded to the San Die­go Padres.

San Diego Padres (2019)

Fernando Tatis Jr. signed a one-year contract worth $555,000 with the San Diego Padres in 2019.

San Diego Padres (2020)

Fernando Tatis Jr. signed a one-yea contract with the San Diego Padres worth $591,800 on March 5, 2020.

FAQs on Fernando Tatis Jr.Contract

A. Fernando Gabriel Tatís Jr. is the full name of Fernando Tatis Jr.

A. Fernando Tatis Jr.'s age is 26 years, as of February 2025.

A. Fernando Tatis Jr was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

A. Fernando Tatis Jr was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2015. He then made his debut in MLB with the Padres on March 28, 2019.

A. Yes, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s present contract has a full no-trade clause till 2028. 

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