Hailing from Berlin, Germany, Maximilian Kepler-Rozycki has officially joined the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball (MLB), as of February 2025. Also known in the league as Max Kepler, he spent his entire MLB career as an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins, the team with which he signed a contract as an international free agent in 2009. He then made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins on September 27, 2015, and stayed with the team from 2015 to 2024.
Before his MLB career, Kepler played baseball in Germany in the Bundesliga-Baseball as a member of the Buchbinder Legionare Regensburg team, which is presently known as Regensburg Legionare. Kepler has gained several notable achievements during his career with the Minnesota Twins. These include the Twins Bill Boni Rookie Award in 2016 and two AL Player of the Week awards in 2016 and 2019 respectively. Additionally, he also won the Jim Kaat Award for Twins Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. Playing for his former team the Minnesota Twins, Max Kepler has scored 161 home runs in 1067 games in his career, as of February 2025.
Max Kepler's contract breakdown in 2025
According to Spotrac, Max Kepler has signed a one-year $10 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on December 19, 2024. The following table is an account of the breakdown of Max Kepler's most recent contract, as of February 2025:
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2025 | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 | - | $10,000,000 |
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How much is Max Kepler getting paid in 2025?
Max Kepler is getting paid $10 million from the 2025 MLB season, as per Spotrac. He has signed a contract of the same amount with the Philadelphia Phillies on December 19, 2024. As per this contract, he has been promised the full amount of $10 million from the 2025 season and it will also be his average annual salary.
How much does Max Kepler make in a minute in 2025?
Max Kepler’s total salary from the 2025 MLB season is $10,000,000, as per Spotrac. If this is divided by the total number of minutes available in a year, which is, 525,600 minutes, then he would be earning $19.02 per minute in 2025.
Max Kepler's career earnings
As of February 2025, Max Kepler has accumulated a career earning of $52,424,086 throughout twelve years of his MLB career, as per Spotrac. This consists of his total base salary of $51,624,086 along with his total signing bonus of $800,000.
What are the terms of Max Kepler’s contract?
Max Kepler's contract with the Philadelphia Phillies is for one-year and it is worth $10 million, which he signed on December 19, 2024, as per Spotrac. Based on this contract, he has been promised the full amount from the season and his average annual salary will also be the same. Moreover, his unrestricted free agency has been scheduled for 2026.
How much of Max Kepler's contract is guaranteed?
Max Kepler’s one-year $190 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, signed on December 19, 2024, guarantees him the full $10 million from the 2025 season as his base salary as well as his average annual salary, as per Spotrac.
Max Kepler's contract history
These are all the contracts that Max Kepler has signed in his career, as per Spotrac:
Minnesota Twins (2009)
Max Kepler signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins and received a signing bonus of $800,000 on July 11, 2009.
Minnesota Twins (2015)
Max Kepler signed a one-year $507,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins on March 3, 2015.
Minnesota Twins (2016)
Max Kepler signed a one-year contract worth $507,500 with the Minnesota Twins in 2016.
Minnesota Twins (2017)
Max Kepler signed a one-year contract worth $547,500 with the Minnesota Twins on February 24, 2017.
Minnesota Twins (2018)
Max Kepler signed a one-year contract worth $587,500 with the Minnesota Twins on March 24, 2018.
Minnesota Twins (2019)
The Minnesota Twins signed Max Kepler to a one-year contract worth $3.125 million by avoiding arbitration on January 11, 2019. However, he further signed a five-year $35 million contract extension with the team on February 14, 2019, along with a club option for 2024. The team exercised his 2024 club option with an amount of $10 million, which he accepted on November 3, 2023.
FAQ on Max Kepler
A. Max Kepler has been signed by the Philadelphia Phillies for $10 million in the 2025 MLB season.
A. Max Kepler is the German player on the Philadelphia Phillies.
A. Max Kepler is 32 years old, as of February 2025.
A. No, Max Kepler will be playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2025 MLB season.
A. Max Kepler had been a decade-long member of the Minnesota Twins from his debut in 2015 to 2024.
