Hailing from Somerdale, New Jersey, United States, Zachary Peter Allen is in his sixth year with the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball (MLB) as of 2024. Nicknamed "Galls", he was the #106th overall draft pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 MLB Draft. He played for the team in the minor leagues and was traded to the Miami Marlins in 2017. He eventually made his MLB debut as a pitcher for the Miami Marlins on June 20, 2019 and after playing for the team for less than a month, was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks and he has been with the team ever since then.
Zac Gallen made his MLB All-Star debut in 2023 and also earned the NL All-Star award in 2023. Moreover, he has been the NL Pitcher of the Month in August 2022, NL Player of the Week in 2022 and 2023 and a three-time Diamondbacks Pitcher of the Year in his career so far. Since making his MLB debut, he has claimed 840 strikeouts in 783.1 innings pitched in 137 games in his MLB career as of 2024.
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Zac Gallen Contract Breakdown
Zac Gallen avoided arbitration and signed a one-year $10.11 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2024. The following discusses his contract breakdown as per Spotrac -
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2024 | $10,011,000 | - | $10,011,000 | - | $10,011,000 |
How much is Zac Gallen getting paid?
Zac Gallen is making an earning of $10,011,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He signed a one-year contract of the same amount with the Arizona Diamondbacks by avoiding arbitration on January 11, 2024. Based on the contract, he has been guaranteed the same amount as his average annual salary. He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
How much does Zac Gallen make in a minute?
Zac Gallen's total salary from the 2024 MLB season is $10,011,000. There are 525,600 minutes in a year. If his total salary is divided by the total number of minutes in a year, then he is making $19.04 per minute in 2024.
Zac Gallen’s Career Earnings
Zac Gallen Has made career earnings of $18,035,579 in eight years of his MLB career as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This consists of his total base salary of $17,472,479 along with his total signing bonus of $563,100. He has separately earned $563,100 from the Arizona Diamondbacks, $122,344 from the Miami Marlins and $17,350,135 from the Arizona Diamondbacks in his career so far.
Zac Gallen is earning $10,011,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He earned $5,600,000 from the 2023 MLB season, $745,600 from the 2022 MLB season and $607,500 from the 2021 MLB season.
What are the terms of Zac Gallen’s Contract?
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Zac Gallen agreed to a one-year, $10.11 million contract by avoiding arbitration on January 11, 2024. Notably, this was his second arbitration contract and he avoided arbitration with it. He is scheduled to start his unrestricted free agency in 2026. There are no further terms to his present contract.
How much of Zac Gallen’s Contract is guaranteed?
Zac Gallen signed a one-year $10.11 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks by avoiding arbitration on January 11, 2024. He has been guaranteed the full amount as his average annual salary.
Zac Gallen's Contract History
These are all the contracts that Zac Gallen has signed so far as per Spotrac-
2016
Zac Gallen signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 21, 2016 and received $563,100 as his signing bonus. However, he was traded to the Miami Marlins on December 13, 2017 in exchange for Marcell Ozuna, Sandy Alcantra, Daniel Castano and Magneuris Sierra.
2019
The Miami Marlins bought Zac Gallen's contract on June 20, 2019 and he signed a one-year contract worth $555,000 with the team. However, he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2019 in exchange for Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2020
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Zac Gallen to a one-year contract worth $575,000 in 2020.
2021
Zac Gallen signed a one-year contract worth $607,500 with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2021.
2022
Zac Gallen signed a one-year $745,600 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 1, 2022.
2023
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Zac Gallen to a one-year $5.6 million contract by avoiding arbitration on January 13, 2023.
2024
Zac Gallen signed a one-year contract worth $10.11 million and avoided arbitration with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 11, 2024
FAQ's On Zac Gallen Contract
A. Zac Gallen’s age is 29 years as of March 2025.
A. The Arizona Diamondbacks got Zac Gallen in a trade from the Miami Marlins in 2019.
A. Zac Gallen is signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks for a year.
A. Zac Gallen stands at 6'2" (188 cm) as of March 2025.
A. Zac Gallen attended the University of North Carolina as a student.
