Why Nathan Eovaldi is still getting $100K Rangers bonus — even after All-Star Game snub
Despite not making the Midsummer Classic this year, Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was paid a $100,000 All-Star bonus in his contract, ESPN first reported Wednesday.
That money was well deserved, at least based on his stats.
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Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi got a $100K All-Star bonus.
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Eovaldi has been one of the best arms in baseball this season, as the two-time All-Star has a 7-3 record with a 1.58 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 91 innings.
Opposing hitters have struggled overall with a .194 average and .237 on-base percentage against the veteran righty.
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The only thing that kept him down was that he missed an entire month because of a tricep injury, which has kept him out of qualifying for statistical categories.
'I was very surprised when [president of baseball operations Chris Young] called and told me that they would be paying me my All-Star bonus,' Eovaldi told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday. 'I was very thankful and appreciative. Representing the Rangers at the All-Star Game is always a goal of mine that I set out to achieve at the beginning of the season. So I'm thankful that they felt like I should have been on the All-Star team.'
Eovaldi, 35, is halfway through his 15th major league season as he continues his impressive career.
Nathan Eovaldi reacts after a strikeout.
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The 2008 11th-round pick of the Dodgers joined the Rangers three seasons ago and has been a standout since, helping the team to its first-ever World Series title in 2023.
He was a key contributor during the playoff run, going 5-0 with a 2.95 ERA.
Now, though, the Rangers are 48-49 and are 3 1/2 games out of an American League wild-card spot.
Eovaldi is set to begin his second half of the season against the Tigers on Sunday when he's slated to go up against AL All-Star starting pitcher Tarik Skubal.
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