Born on October 9, 1988, Starling Javier Marte is Dominic Professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets in Major League Baseball (MLB) as of October 2024. Marte signed a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007 and spent time in the minor teams of the Pirates. Marte became the first player to graduate from the Pirates' Latin American complex, which is situated in the Dominican Republic, and made it to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut on July 26, 2012.
Starling Marte has since been named to the All-Star Game twice in his career as of October 2024 (2016 and 2022). He is also the recipient of two Gold Glove Awards (2015 and 2016). Since his MLB debut, Starling Marte has gone on to play for different teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Miami Marlins, the Oakland Athletics, and as of October 2024, the New York Mets.
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Starling Marte Contract Breakdown
Starling Marte is in the middle of a four-year contract worth $78 million with the New York Mets, which he signed on November 27, 2021. His contract breakdown so far is displayed as per Spotrac -
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2022 | $14,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 |
| 2023 | $19,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $22,000,000 | - | $22,000,000 |
| 2024 | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 |
| 2025 | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 | - | $19,500,000 |
How much is Starling Marte getting paid?
As per Spotrac, Starling Marte is getting paid $19,500,000 for the 2024 MLB season. He signed a four-year $78 million contract with the New York Mets on November 27, 2021. Accordingly, he had been promised the full amount throughout this tenure and was given a signing bonus of $5,000,000. Moreover, his average annual salary will be $19,500,000 for the duration.
How much does Starling Marte make in a minute?
According to Spotrac, in 2024, Sterling Marte’s salary is $19,500,000. As we know there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Now, if his annual salary is divided by the total number of minutes a year, he makes about $37.10 a minute in 2024.
Starling Marte Career Earnings
Starling Marte has total career earnings of $102,842,076 as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This includes his base salary of $95,757,077, and a signing bonus of $7,085,000, in his seventeen seasons in the MLB
What are the terms of Starling Marte’s Contract?
Starling Marte signed a 4 year $78,000,000 contract with the New York Mets, including a $5,000,000 signing bonus, $78,000,000 guaranteed. The annual average salary of $19,500,000 as per Spotrac. In 2024, Marte will earn a base salary of $19,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $20,750,000.
The only clause in Marte’s contract is:
Signing Bonus: $5M ($2.5M on 1/31/22, $2.5M on 1/31/23)
How much of Starling Marte’s Contract is guaranteed?
Starling Marte signed a 4-year contract worth $78,000,000 with the New York Mets, including $78,000,000 guaranteed, with an annual average salary of $19,500,000.
Starling Marte Contract History
These are all the contracts of Starling Marte so far as per Spotrac-
2009: Starling Marte signed his first contract and got a signing bonus worth $85,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007 on June 23, 2009.
2012: Starling Marte signed a one-year $480,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012.
2013: Starling Marte signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $500,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a duration of one year on March 1, 2013.
2014: Starling Marte signed a one-year $512,600 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014. He then signed a six-year contract extension worth $31 million with the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 26, 2014. The team then exercised a $11.5 million option with him for the 2020 season. However, they traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 27, 2020, in exchange for Brennan Malone, Liover Peguero, and international bonus pool cap space of $250,000. Starling Marte was then traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Miami Marlins on August 31, 2020, in exchange for Julio Frias, Humberto Mejia, and Caleb Smith. The Miami Marlins exercised a $12.05 million option on Starling Marte for the 2021 season on October 18, 2020. However, he was traded by the Miami Marlins on June 28, 2021, to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jesus Luzardo.
2022: Starling Marte signed a contract worth $78,000,000 with the New York Mets for a duration of 4-years on November 27, 2021.
FAQs on Starling Marte Contract
A. Starling Marte’s age is 36 years as of October 2024.
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A. Starling Marte's career earnings are $102,842,076 as of 2024.
A. Starling Marte’s current salary is $19,500,000 as of 2024 as per Spotrac.
A. Starling Marte's current contract is a four year contract.
