Sonny Douglas Gray plays baseball in the Major League Baseball (MLB). His role is that of a Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He has also represented the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in the MLB. He is from Smyrna, Tennessee, United States, and was born on November 7, 1989.
Sonny Gray’s arrival in the MLB was with the Oakland Athletics on July 10, 2013. Sonny Gray is notable for his varied pitching styles which puts the batters at a disadvantage in games. He is also notable for his excellent performance with the Cincinnati Reds which made him a nominee for the Cy Young Award. He now has achieved 1521 strikeouts while pitching 1571.0 innings during his career regular season and 30 strikeouts while pitching 30.1 innings in his career postseason till date. He is becoming a quite prominent player in the MLB, having participated in the MLB All-Star game thrice in his career till now.
Sonny Gray’s Contract Breakdown
Sonny Gray’s complete contact breakdown till date is presented in a table format.
| Years | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2011 | - | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | |
| 2013 | $163,333 | - | $163,333 | - | $163,333 |
| 2014 | $502,500 | - | $502,500 | - | $502,500 |
| 2015 | $512,500 | - | $512,500 | - | $512,500 |
| 2016 | $527,500 | - | $527,500 | $527,500 | |
| 2017 | $3,575,000 | - | $3,575,000 | $3,575,000 | |
| 2018 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | $7,500,000 | $500,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,300,000 | |
| 2023 | $12,700,000 | - | $12,700,000 | - | $13,300,000 |
How much is Sonny Gray getting paid?
As per Sportac, Sonny Gray will receive a base salary of $12,700,000 with an incentive of $600,000. His total salary in 2023 will be $13,300,000. He had signed a 3-year contract worth $30,500,000 along with a club option for 2023 with the Cincinnati Reds on January 21, 2019. His latest team, the Minnesota Twins exercised his club option of 2023 with $12,700,000 which he accepted. His unrestricted free agency will commence in 2024.
Sonny Gray started his MLB journey by signing a contract with the Oakland Athletics on July 25, 2011 for which the team paid him a signing bonus of $1,800,000. He then signed a 1-year contract worth $505,000 with the Oakland Athletics on March 3, 2014. On March 3, 2015, he signed another 1-year contract worth $512,500 with the Oakland Athletics. Then, he again signed a 1-year contract worth $527,500 with the Oakland Athletics on March 4, 2016. He followed that up by signing a 1-year contract worth $3.575 million with the Oakland Athletics and avoided arbitration on January 13, 2017. Nevertheless, he was traded to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2017.
Sonny Gray next signed a 1-year contract worth $6.5 million with the New York Yankees and avoided arbitration on January 12, 2018. He again avoided arbitration by signing 1-year contract worth $7.5 million on January 11, 2019. He was then traded by the team to the Cincinnati Reds on January 21, 2019. This led to his most recent contract.
How much does Sonny Gray make in a minute?
Sonny Gray will have a total salary of $13,300,000 in 2023. There are 525,600 minutes available in a year. If his total salary is divided by the total number of minutes available in a year, then Sonny Gray is earning $25.30 per minute.
Sonny Gray’s Career Earnings
Sonny Gray has made a total career earning of $61,580,796. This will comprise of his total base salary of $57,343,796, total signing bonus of $2,300,000 and total incentives of $1,937,000. In 2023, his career earnings are $13,300,000 along with his base salary of $12,700,000 and an incentive of $600,000.
In 2022, Sonny Gray had career earnings of $11,700,000 including his base salary of $10,700,000 and an incentive of $1,000,000. In 2021, he earned $10,700,000 along with his base salary of $10,700,000.
What are the terms of Sonny Gray’s Contract?
As per Spotrac, Sonny Gray had signed a contract extension of 3-years worth $30.5 million with the Cincinnati Reds on January 21, 2019. The first clause of the contract was a trade assignment in 2022 for a minimum price of $1 million which was fulfilled when he traded to the Minnesota Twins on March 13, 2022. Then, the contract also had a club option for 2023 which was excercized by his present team Minnesota Twins on November 6, 2022
There are also other clauses to this contract. If Sonny Gray pitches 150, 160, 170, 180 and 190 innings respectively, then he will receive a bonus of $100,000. The contract also has a Cy Young Award escalator from 2020 to 2023. Between these years, if Sonny Gray wins the Cy Young Award, then he will get $2 million, if he ranks 2nd or 3rd, then he will receive $1 million. For ranking 4th or 5th, he will get a bonus of $750,000. Finally, if he ranks anywhere from 6th to 10th, then he will get a bonus of $500,000.
The contract also has an MVP escalator for 2020 to 2023. If Sonny Gray becomes the MVP, then he will get a bonus of $2 million. If he ranks 2nd or 3rd, he will receive $1 million. Finally, if he ranks 4th or 5th, he will get $750,000. There is also a clause added for All-Star selection. If Sonny Gray gets selected as an All-Star he will receive $200,000 as a bonus. Sonny Gray’s unrestricted free agency will launch in 2024.
How much of Sonny Gray’s contract is guaranteed?
According to the contract extension of 3-year worth $30.5 million that Sonny Gray signed with the Cincinnati Reds on January 21, 2019, the team has guaranteed him $30,500,000 with a signing bonus of $500,000 along with an annual average salary of $10,166,167.
Sonny Gray’s Contract History
This is a list of all the contracts that Sonny Gray has signed in the MLB till now
July 25, 2011
Sonny Gray signed a contract with the Oakland Athletics for which the team paid him a signing bonus of $1,800,000.
March 3, 2014
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $550,000 with the Oakland Athletics.
March 3, 2015
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $512,500 with the Oakland Athletics.
March 4, 2016
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $527,500 with the Oakland Athletics.
January 13, 2017
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $3.575 million, thereby avoiding arbitration with the Oakland Athletics. He was eventually traded to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2017.
January 12, 2018
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $6.5 million and avoided arbitration with the New York Yankees.
January 11, 2019
Sonny Gray signed a 1-year contract worth $7.5 million and avoided arbitration with the New York Yankees. Nevertheless, he was traded by the team to the Cincinnati Reds on January 21, 2019.
January 21, 2019
Sonny Gray signed a contract extension of 3-years worth $30.5 million along with a club option for 2023 with the Cincinnati Reds. Eventually, he was traded by the team to the Minnesota Twins on March 13, 2022.
November 6, 2022
Sonny Gray accepted the Minnesota Twins’ club option for 2023.
FAQs
A. Sonny Gray’s present age is 33 years.
A. Sonny Gray is earning $12,700,000 in 2023.
A. Sonny Gray is earning $25.30 in a minute.
A. Sonny Gray will be an unrestricted free agent in 2024.
A. Sony Gray’s present team is the Minnesota Twins.
