Marco Elias Gonzales of Fort Collins, Colorado, United States has started a new chapter in his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024. In the 2013 MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him with the #19th overall pick and he made his MLB debut with the team on June 25, 2014. Marco has represented the St Louis Cardinals for two years and the Seattle Mariners for four years in the league before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024.
Marco Gonzales was a college baseball player for the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Gonzaga University before he started his professional career. Notably, he had also earned the Pitcher of the Week, Mid-Season All-Star and Futures Game Selection awards during his minor league career. Since debuting in the MLB, Gonzales is notable for being a two-time MVP during his career with the Seattle Mariners in 2019 and 2020.
Marco Gonzales Contract Breakdown
Marco Gonzales signed a four-year $30 million contract extension with the Seattle Mariners on February 4, 2020. The following is an account of his contract breakdown so far as per Spotrac -
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2020 | $370,370 | $1,000,000 | $1,370,370 | - | $1,370,370 |
| 2021 | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | $5,000,000 |
| 2022 | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 | - | $5,500,000 |
| 2023 | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | - | $6,500,000 |
| 2024 | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 | - | $3,000,000 |
How much is Marco Gonzales getting paid?
According to Spotrac, Marco Gonzales is making an income of a base salary of $3,000,000 from the 2024 MLB season along with a total salary of $12,250,000. He signed a four-year $30,000,000 contract extension with the Seattle Mariners on February 4, 2020. At that time, he had been guaranteed the full amount along with a signing bonus of $1,000,000 and an average annual salary of $7,500,000. Since then, he has been traded twice in his career. He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
How much does Marco Gonzales make in a minute?
Marco Gonzales is earning $3,000,000 from the 2024 MLB season. If this is divided by the total number of minutes in a year, that is, 525,600 minutes, then he is making $5.70 per minute in 2024.
Marco Gonzales’ Career Earnings
Marco Gonzales has made career earnings of $35,450,517 in twelve years in MLB as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This consists of his total base salary of $32,600,518 and his total signing bonus of 2,850,000. He has separately made an earning of $1,960,313 from the St. Louis Cardinals, $14,490,204 from the Seattle Mariners, $9,500,000 from the Atlanta Braves and $9,500,000 from the Pittsburgh Pirates in his career so far.
Marco Gonzales is earning $3,000,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He earned $6,500,000 from the 2023 MLB season, $5,500,000 from the 2022 MLB season, and $5,000,000 from the 2021 MLB season.
What are the terms of Marco Gonzales’ Contract?
According to Spotrac, Marco Gonzales’s contract extension was for four years with the Seattle Mariners, signed on February 4, 2020. He will earn the same amount over the course of four years. Moreover, he was also given a signing bonus of $1 million and an average annual salary of $7.5 million. However, he has been traded twice in his career since then. He will also retain $9.5 million from the Atlanta Braves.
Marco Gonzales’ contract has a club option for 2025 with no buyout available. If he is traded, he will receive $250,000 as a bonus. He is scheduled to start his unrestricted free agency in 2026.
How much of Marco Gonzales’ Contract is guaranteed?
Marco Gonzales signed a four-year contract extension of $30 million with the Seattle Mariners on February 4, 2020. He has been guaranteed the full amount along with a signing bonus of $1 million and an average annual salary of $7.5 million based on this contract.
Marco Gonzales’ Contract History
These are all the contracts that Marco Gonzales has signed so far as per Spotrac -
2013
Marco Gonzales signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 11, 2013, and received $1,850,000 as his signing bonus.
2014
The St. Louis Cardinals signed Marco Gonzales to a one-year contract worth $480,000 in 2014.
2015
Marco Gonzales signed a contract worth $507,500 with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015.
2017
Marco Gonzales signed a one-year $535,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017. However, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners on July 21, 2017, in exchange for Tyler O’Neill.
2018
Marco Gonzales signed a one-year contract worth $550,300 with the Seattle Mariners on March 25, 2018. He then signed a two-year $1.9 million contract with the team on November 2, 2018.
2020
Marco Gonzales signed a four-year $30 million contract extension with the Seattle Mariners on February 4, 2020. However, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves on December 3, 2023, in exchange for Cole Phillips and Jackson Cowar. The Atlanta Braves further traded Marco Gonzales to the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 6, 2023, in exchange for cash considerations.
Marco Gonzales Contract FAQs
A. The Pittsburgh Pirates are paying $3 million to Marco Gonzles for the 2024 MLB season.
A. Marco Gonzales’ contract is four-year long along with a club option for 2025.
A. Marco Gonzales’ last trade was on December 6, 2023, when he was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations.
A. Marco Gonzales scored 3 strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched against the San Diego Padres on August 7, 2024 as per Baseball Reference.
A. Marco Gonzales hails from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States.
