Tarik Daniel Skubal is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Tarik attended Seattle University, where he played collegiate baseball for the university's team, the Seattle Redhawks. After his collegiate baseball career, he was selected in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers and signed with the team with a $350,000 signing bonus.
Tarik played in the minor leagues before making his MLB debut for the Detroit Tigers on August 18, 2020. Since his debut, he has earned numerous awards and honors, including the AL Cy Young Award (2024), the Triple Crown (2024), All-MLB First Team (2024), AL wins leader (2024), AL ERA leader (2024), MLB strikeout leader (2024), and an MLB All-Star selection.
Tarik Skubal's contract breakdown
How much is Tarik Skubal getting paid?
As per Tarik Skubal's contract with the Detroit Tigers, he is set to earn $10,150,000 for the 2025 season, as reported by Spotrac. Playing for the Detroit Tigers, he earned $2,650,000 in 2024 and $743,700 in 2023.
How much does Tarik Skubal make in a minute?
Tarik Skubal's 2025 salary is $10,150,000. To calculate his earnings per minute, we divide this by the total minutes in a year (525,600 minutes), which comes out to approximately $19.30 per minute.
Tarik Skubal's career earnings
Tarik Skubal has earned a total of $16,014,656 playing in Major League Baseball from the 2018 season through the 2025 MLB season, as reported by Spotrac. This figure includes $14,962,430 in base salary—comprising a $350,000 signing bonus received during the 2018 MLB draft signing—and additional incentives amounting to $702,226, with $293,739 received in 2022 and $408,487 in 2023. Since his MLB debut in 2020, he has played for the Detroit Tigers, as of February 2025.
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How much of Tarik Skubal’s contract is guaranteed?
Based on the contract that Tarik Skubal signed with the Detroit Tigers on January 09, 2025, he has been guaranteed $10,150,000 for the 2025 MLB season, as per Spotrac.
Tarik Skubal’s contract history
Here is the history of contracts signed by Tarik Skubal, as per Spotrac:
Detroit Tigers (2018)
Tarik Skubal signed his first contract with the Detroit Tigers and received a signing bonus of $350,000 on June 20, 2018.
Detroit Tigers (2020)
Tarik Skubal signed a one-year contract worth $563,000 with the Detroit Tigers in 2020.
Detroit Tigers (2021)
Moving forward, Tarik Skubal signed a one-year $574,300 contract with the Detroit Tigers on March 1, 2021.
Detroit Tigers (2022)
Tarik Skubal signed a one-year contract worth $713,600 with the Detroit Tigers on March 1, 2022.
Detroit Tigers (2023)
Tarik Skubal signed a one-year contract worth $743,700 with the Detroit Tigers on March 1, 2023.
Detroit Tigers (2024)
Tarik Skubal signed a one-year contract worth $2.65 million with the Detroit Tigers and avoided arbitration on January 11, 2024.
FAQs on Tarik Skubal
A. Tarik Skubal was born on November 20, 1996, and is 28 years old, as of February 2025.
A. Tarik Skubal is from Hayward, California, United States.
A. He attended Seattle University, where he played collegiate baseball for the Seattle Redhawks.
A. Tarik Skubal made his MLB debut on August 18, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers.
