Hailing from New Britain, Connecticut, United States, George Chelston Springer has been a member of the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four years as of 2024. He was the #11th overall pick for the Houston Astros in the 2011 MLB Draft and made his MLB debut for the team on April 16, 2014. He played for the Houston Astros for seven years before departing for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021.
George Springer is notable for being the World Series Champion and the World Series MVP with the Houston Astros in 2017. He has a career batting average of 261 home runs and 711 RBIs. Furthermore, his 2023 totals include a .258 batting average, 21 home runs, and 72 RBIs. He has also become a four-time MLB All-Star player and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner in his MLB career so far.
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George Springer Contract Breakdown
George Springer signed a six-year $150 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 19, 2021. The following describes his contract breakdown so far as per Spotrac-
Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
2021 | $22,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $32,000,000 | - | $32,000,000 |
2022 | $28,000,000 | - | $28,000,000 | - | $28,000,000 |
2023 | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 |
2024 | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 |
2025 | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 |
2026 | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 | - | $22,500,000 |
How much is George Springer getting paid?
George Springer is making a base salary of $22,500,000 along with a total salary of $24,166,666 from the 2024 MLB season. He signed a six-year contract worth $150,000,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 19, 2021. Based on that contract, he has been guaranteed the full amount, has been provided with a signing bonus of $10,000,000 and has an average annual salary of $25,000,000. His is scheduled for unrestricted free agency in 2027.
How much does George Springer make in a minute?
George Springer's salary in the 2024 MLB season is $22,500,000. If this is divided by 525,600, the total number of minutes in a year, then he is making $42.80 per minute in 2024.
George Springer Career Earnings
George Springer has made career earnings of $144,688,897 in twelve years in MLB as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This consists of his total base salary of $132,163,897 alongside his total signing bonus of $12,525,000. He has separately earned $39,688,897 from the Houston Astros and $105,000,000 from the Toronto Blue Jays so far in his career.
George Springer will earn $22,500,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He has also earned the same from the 2023 MLB season, $28,000,000 from the 2022 MLB season and $22,000,000 from the 2021 MLB season.
What are the terms of George Springer’s’ Contract?
George Springer signed a 6-year $150,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, in 2023. It included a $10,000,000 signing bonus. In 2023, Springer will earn a base salary of $22,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $24,166,666.
The clauses of his contract are:
8-team no-trade list.
MVP: $150,000, ( 2nd: $125,000, 3rd: $100,00, 4th: $75,000, 5th: $50,000)
$50,000 each for Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, All-Star, WS MVP
$25,000 for LCS MVP.
Source: Sportac.com
How much of George Springer’s Contract is guaranteed?
George Springer's six-year $150 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, signed on January 19, 2021, guarantees him a total of $150,000,000 with an average annual salary of $25,000,000. He also received a signing bonus of $10,000,000.
George Springer Contract History
These are all the contracts of George Springer till now:
2011: George Springer signed his first contract with the Houston Astros on August 15, 2011 and received a signing bonus of $2,525,000
2014: George Springer signed a contract worth $500,000 with the Astros for a duration of one-year in 2014.
2015: George Springer signed another one-year contract with the Houston Astros on March 1, 2015. The deal was worth $512,900.
2016: George Springer signed a contract worth $522,400 with the Houston Astros for one-year on March 4, 2016.
2017: George Springer signed another one-year contract with the Houston Astros on January 13, 2017. This time the contract was worth $3,900,000.
2018 : George Springer signed a two-year contract extension by avoiding arbitration worth $24,000,000 with the Houston Astros on February 5, 2018.
2020: George Springer avoided arbitration and signed a contract worth a whopping $21,000,000 with the Houston Astros for a duration of one-year on January 16, 2020. The team extended a qualifying offer worth $18.9 million to him on November 1, 2020.
2021: George Springer signed a six-year $150 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on January 19, 2021. It also had a signing bonus of $10,000,000.
FAQ's On George Springer Contract
A. George Springer’s age is 34 years as of August 2024.
A. George Springer plays for the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball.
A. George Springer earns around $42.80 in a minute.
A. George Springer’s current salary is $150,000,000.
A. George Springer's current contract is valid for 6 years.