Robert Glenn Ray of Brentwood, Tennessee, United States, has become a member of the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the second time as of the 2025 season. Also known as Robbie Ray, he has been present in the league for twelve years from 2014 to 2025 and plied his trade with teams like the Detroit Tigers, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners before his present team.
Robbie Ray first appeared in the MLB scene with the Detroit Tigers on May 6, 2014. He played his first MLB All-Star game in 2017 and earned an NL All-Star award in the process. Moreover, he also became the Diamondbacks Pitcher of the Year in 2019. He was also selected to be the Blue Jays Most Improved Player and won his first AL CY Young Award in 2021. Additionally, he was also chosen as the Blue Jays Pitcher of the Year in 2021.
Robbie Ray's Contract Breakdown
Robbie Ray has signed a five-year contract worth $115 million with the Seattle Mariners on November 29, 2021, as per Spotrac. However, he was then traded to the San Francisco Giants on January 5, 2024. The breakdown of his contract is as follows as of May 2025.
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2022 | $21,000,000 | - | $21,000,000 | - | $21,000,000 |
| 2023 | $21,000,000 | - | $21,000,000 | - | $21,000,000 |
| 2024 | $23,000,000 | - | $23,000,000 | - | $23,000,000 |
| 2025 (Declined Opt-Out) | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 |
| 2026 | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 | - | $25,000,000 |
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How much is Robbie Ray getting paid in 2025?
Robbie Ray will receive $25,000,000 from the 2025 MLB season as per Spotrac. He had actually signed a contract for five years worth $115,000,000 with the Seattle Mariners on November 29, 2021. As per this contract, the team was to pay him the full amount over five years and set his average annual salary at $23,000,000. However, the team traded him to the San Francisco Giants on January 5, 2024. He was notably in the fourth year of his present contract as of May 2025.
How much does Robbie Ray make in a minute in 2025?
Robbie Ray will be making $25,000,000 from the 2025 MLB season as per Spotrac. A year has 525,600 total minutes in it. If his salary in 2025 is divided by the total minutes in a year, then Robbie Ray will be making $47.56 per minute in 2025.
Robbie Ray’ Career Earnings
Robbie Ray accumulated a career earning of $114,458,723 in his fourteen-year MLB career as per Spotrac as of May 2025. This includes a total base salary of $114,378,823 and his total signing bonus of $79,900.
Robbie Ray's salary from the 2025 season is $25,000,000. He earned $23,000,000 from the 2024 MLB season and $21,000,000 from the 2023 MLB season, and 2022 MLB season.
What are the terms of Robbie Ray's contract?
Robbie Ray has signed a five-year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth $115 million on November 29, 2021, as per Spotrac. According to this contract, the team has promised him to pay the full amount over six years alongside his average annual salary of $23,000,000. The Seattle Mariners had also decided 2027 to be the start of his unrestricted free agency. His contract also had a full no-trade clause for 2022 to 2023. However, he was then traded to the San Francisco Giants on January 5, 2024. Moreover, his contract had an opt-out option after 2024, which he declined and remained with the San Francisco Giants as of May 2025.
How much of Robbie Ray's contract is guaranteed?
Robbie Ray’s contract with the Seattle Mariners, worth $115 million, that he signed on November 29, 2021, guarantees the full amount of the contract alongside his average annual salary of $23,000,000 as per Spotrac.
Robbie Ray Contract History
These are the contracts that Robbie Ray has signed as of May 2025:
2010:- Robbie Ray signed his first contract with the Washington Nationals for a signing bonus of $79,900 on August 16, 2010. However, the team traded him to the Detroit Tigers on December 2, 2013, in exchange for Doug Fister, Steve Lombardozzi and Ian Krol.
2014:- Robbie Ray signed a one-year $500,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers on May 16, 2014. The team then traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks through a three-team trade pm December 5, 2014.
2015:- Robbie Ray signed a one-year contract worth $508,500 with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 6, 2015.
2016:- Robbie Rays' next contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks was also for one year and was worth $521,000 on March 4, 2016.
2017:- Robbie Ray then signed a one-year $570,400 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on February 24, 2017.
2018:- Robbie Ray avoided arbitration and signed a one-year contract worth $3,950,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 13, 2018.
2019:- Robbie Ray signed a one-year $6,050,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks by avoiding arbitration on January 11, 2019.
2020 and 2021:- Robbie Ray signed a one-year contract worth $9,430,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks through avoiding arbitration on January 10, 2020. He was then traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 31, 2020, in return for Travis Bergen. He then signed a one-year $8,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on November 7, 2020. The Toronto Blue Jays then extended to him a one-year qualifying offer worth $18,400,000 on November 17, 2021, which he declined on November 17, 2021. Lastly, he signed a five-year $115,000,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners on November 29, 2021.
2024:- The Seattle Mariners traded Robbie Ray to the San Francisco Giants on January 5, 2024, in exchange for $6,000,000, Anthony DeSclafani and Mitch Haniger. He declined a two-year $50,000,000 Early Termination Option with the team on November 2, 2024.
FAQs on Robbie Ray Contract
A. Robert Glenn Ray is the full name of Robbie Ray.
A. Robbie Ray was born on October 1, 1991, in Brentwood, Tennessee, USA. He grew up in Tennessee and later attended Brentwood High School.
A. Beginning his career in 2014 with the Detroit Tigers, Ray has played for Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, and currently playing for the Seattle Mariners.
A. Robbie Ray is pitching for the San Francisco Giants in MLB as of May 2025.
A. Robbie Rays' age is 33 years as of May 2025.
