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Samuel Basallo

Samuel Basallo

Baltimore Orioles
C/DH
Age: 22
Bats/Throws: L/R
6'4" / 250
DOB: 8/13/2004
(22 years, 2 months, 10 days)
C/DH
Season20262026Total
TeamFGDCBAL- - -
LevelPROJMLBMLB
G107112143
PA445399517
HR201822
AVG.239.222.209
OBP.306.291.277
SLG.440.406.388
wOBA.321.303.290
wRC+1079586
WAR1.40.60.3
2026 Games
Played
C:63
DH:34
1B:12
RosterResource
Current Role:Starting Lineup: 5th (RR)
How Acquired:Amateur FA (DOM) Jan'21
Birthplace:Dominican Republic

Contract8 yr, $67M (2026-33) (RR)
Extension
AAV: $8.38M
Options2034 club option
Service Time
0.043
MiLB Options
3
News
Rotowire: The Orioles placed Basallo (concussion) on the 7-day injured list Wednesday. (9/23/2026)
Injury: Concussion, 7-Day IL

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Contract History

8 yr, $67M (2026-33), 2034 club option
Deal agreed to with Orioles on 2025-08-22.
Extension
Service time at contract start: 0.043
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2026$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2027$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2028$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2029$4,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$4,625,000$8,375,000
2030$7,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$7,625,000$8,375,000
2031$11,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$11,625,000$8,375,000
2032$15,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$15,625,000$8,375,000
2033$15,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$15,625,000$8,375,000
2034$18,000,000$0$18,000,000$7,000,000$0$0$18,000,000$18,000,000
Total$55,000,000$5,000,000$67,000,000$7,000,000$0$0$60,000,000$67,000,000
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2026$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2027$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2028$1,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$1,625,000$8,375,000
2029$4,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$4,625,000$8,375,000
2030$7,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$7,625,000$8,375,000
2031$11,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$11,625,000$8,375,000
2032$15,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$15,625,000$8,375,000
2033$15,000,000$625,000$8,375,000$0$0$0$15,625,000$8,375,000
2034$18,000,000$0$18,000,000$7,000,000$0$0$18,000,000$18,000,000
Total$55,000,000$5,000,000$67,000,000$7,000,000$0$0$60,000,000$67,000,000
AVAILABLE INCENTIVES
SeasonIncentives
2032$250,000 if 60 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 90 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 120 GS as C in 2031
2033$250,000 if 60 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 90 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 120 GS as C in 2031, $375,000 if 60 GS as C in 2032, $187,500 if 90 GS as C in 2032, $187,500 if 120 GS as C in 2032
2034$250,000 if 60 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 90 GS as C in 2031, $125,000 if 120 GS as C in 2031, $375,000 if 60 GS as C in 2032, $187,500 if 90 GS as C in 2032, $187,500 if 120 GS as C in 2032, $750,000 if 60 GS as C in 2033, $375,000 if 90 GS as C in 2033, $375,000 if 120 GS as C in 2033, $2,000,000 if 2032 MVP, $2,000,000 if 2033 MVP, $1,000,000 if 2nd or 3rd in MVP voting in 2032, $1,000,000 if 2nd or 3rd in MVP voting in 2033, $750,000 if 4th or 5th in MVP voting in 2032, $750,000 if 4th or 5th in MVP voting in 2033, $2,000,000 if MVP in both 2032 and 2033
Bold = EarnedStrikethrough = Not EarnedPlain = PendingItalics = Buyout Escalator
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
1 yr, $760k (2025)
Deal agreed to with Orioles
Pre Arbitration (Guaranteed Sect
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2025$760,000$0$760,000$0$0$0$760,000$760,000
2026Pre-ARB
2027Pre-ARB
2028Pre-ARB
2029ARB 1
2030ARB 2
2031ARB 3
2032FREE AGENT
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2025$760,000$0$760,000$0$0$0$760,000$760,000
2026Pre-ARB
2027Pre-ARB
2028Pre-ARB
2029ARB 1
2030ARB 2
2031ARB 3
2032FREE AGENT
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value

CONTRACT INFORMATION NOTES

  1. Total Earned is calculated as the sum of Base Salary, Prorated Signing Bonus, Pre-Arb Bonus, and Earned Incentives for each season.
  2. Total CBT Hit is calculated as the sum of AAV and Earned Incentives for each season. Earned pre-arbitration bonuses do not count against the CBT, as each team contributes 1/30th of the leaguewide bonus pool. Only that equal, prorated amount counts against the CBT, regardless of how much or little the team's players earn in pre-arb bonuses.
  3. Signing bonuses are always allocated pro rata across guaranteed years, regardless of when the signing bonus is actually paid out.
  4. Signing bonuses, even if a portion of the signing bonus is due after a player is traded, are always paid by the signing team.
  5. When a player is traded, the AAV is recalculated based as the remaining base salary owed to the player divided by the remaining years on the contract. Since signing bonuses are always paid by the original team, they're not included in the recalculation.
  6. When an option is exercised, the player doesn't receive the Potential Buyout, so that value is struckthrough and not included in the totals row. However, buyout is still included in the AAV of the original contract years in the above table, even if not paid. The team(s) the player played for receive a CBT credit to account for the difference, on the Other Payments (Luxury Tax) table of the main payroll page.