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Time of India
14 hours ago
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- Time of India
What is Tarik Skubal's net worth in 2025? A look at his MLB contract, earnings, and more
Image Source: Getty Tarik Skubal, the ace of the Detroit Tigers, revolutionized the landscape of Major League Baseball in no time, ending the 2024 campaign with the American League Cy Young Award, along with the pitching Triple Crown. His path to financial well-being closely resembles his performance on the field, as his net worth continues to rise with 2025 income stream earnings and endorsement deals. Contract details and career earnings of Tarik Skubal The Tigers and Skubal reached an agreement on a one-year, $10.15 million contract in January 2025 to avoid arbitration, which was quite the jump from his 2024 salary of $2.65 million. This contract is an indication of how well he pitched last year, when he led the American League in wins (18), ERA (2.39), and strikeouts (228). Tarik Skubal has earned just over $27.2 million in his career, according to Spotrac. Talks about a multi-year deal have been mentioned, but media reports indicate Skubal's agent, Scott Boras, dismissed the earliest offers as "not competitive," and believes that he deserves more than this. Endorsements and future prospects In addition to his salary from Major League Baseball, Skubal's marketing potential has helped him secure endorsement deals, including one with Nike. He put ink to paper on a Nike Shadown Elite J glove of his very own during the beginning of the 2025 campaign, becoming part of an exclusivity club of only a handful of other pitchers to have one. Although the financial terms are not disclosed, such collaborations do add to his net worth. Fortunately for Skubal, his persisting excellence will likely result in a record-setting deal when he hits the open market. With age on his side, experts are predicting a deal in the neighborhood of $400 million, which would be a record for MLB hurlers. Also Read: Former AL Cy Young awardee Tarik Skubal makes history with his career-first CG At last, we can say that Tarik Skubal's net worth in 2025 is bolstered by a number of factors, which in fact is escalating MLB salaries, strategic endorsements, and the prospect of a monumental future contract. Further, we can conclude that the financial ascent of Skubal is proof that hard work can make an athlete reach great heights.
Fox Sports
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Tarik Skubal wants to be an inning-eating workhorse, even if MLB has changed
Tarik Skubal enjoyed his first taste of throwing a complete game as a professional and the Detroit Tigers ace is hoping to be a rare starting pitcher who is regularly on the mound late in games. In this era, teams usually depend on relievers to pitch at least a few innings and the reigning AL Cy Young and league Triple Crown winner would love to buck the trend for manager A.J. Hinch and the AL-leading Tigers. "The game's changed a little bit because these guys that come in are the best they've ever been, but my goal is to make it as difficult as I can on A.J. to take me out of a game," Skubal said Wednesday before Detroit wrapped up a series at home against San Francisco. "I want him thinking a lot about it. I don't want it to be an easy decision. "That's kind of that's what starting pitching is — you take the ball and you eat innings. There's probably been a little bit of less value in that in today's game as it was five, 10 years ago." Justin Verlander laments that fact. "Most guys are getting pulled in the fifth or sixth inning," he said. Verlander, a three-time AL Cy Young Award in his first season with the Giants, understands clubs try to limit innings starters pitch in part to avoid injuries. The 42-year-old right-hander, though, is grateful Jim Leyland was his manager early in his career with the Tigers and allowed him to have 120-pitch outings and 200-inning seasons. "Even at that time, that was a little old school," Verlander said. "Had he not been my manager, I might not have had the opportunity to show what I can do. I think what separated me from a lot of guys was my ability to throw that many pitches and get stronger as game went on, and do it every five days." When Skubal makes his next start on Saturday at Kansas City, the hard-throwing lefty wants Hinch to see plenty of reasons to keep him in the game longer than usual. "I want to be out there for the sixth, seventh and eighth inning," he said. "There's going to be five-inning outings. Those are grinder games. I'm not too proud of those ones. I'm proud of ones I'm in the seventh, eighth and handing the ball off to the back end of our guys." [Related: Last Night in Baseball: Tarik Skubal goes Maddux, historically so] In Skubal's last start, he gave up two hits and matched a career high with 13 strikeouts in a 94-pitch performance that included just 22 balls and no walks. It was just the fifth individual shutout this season in the majors, and a complete-game shutout thrown in under 100 pitches is nicknamed a "Maddux," in honor of Greg Maddux, a leader in efficiency in an era of inflated pitch counts. That kind of efficiency is also what allowed Skubal to throw a record 102.6 mph, per Statcast's measurement, on his final pitch of the game. Which was also the fastest recorded velocity of any pitch 75+ pitches into a start. Skubal has yet to surpass 96 pitches in a start in 2025, and exceeded the 100-pitch mark just four times in 31 starts a year ago, while averaging over six innings per start – Skubal made it to the seventh inning throwing between 74 and 91 pitches on nine occasions in 2024. He's averaging nearly 6.1 innings per start in 2025, with the same level of pitch efficiency. If he or any other Detroit starter is as efficient as Skubal was on Sunday, then Hinch plans to keep them in for the final inning. "If guys want to enter the ninth inning with 85 pitches, I promise you I will leave guys in," Hinch said. Hinch said it's not an indictment on starters when they don't last deep in games, adding it's not a "healthy badge of honor," to just leave pitchers on the mound because they're having a good day. Simply put, he said the stuff a fresh reliever has to throw at teams is going to be better than one of the last pitches from any starter. "As starters fatigue, is their 120th pitch better than Will Vest's first pitch? Or, Tommy Kahnle's first pitch? Or, Brant Hurter's first pitch?" Hinch asked. "The answer is no." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Tarik Skubal Major League Baseball Detroit Tigers recommended Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Former AL Cy Young awardee Tarik Skubal makes history with his career-first CG
Former AL Cy Young awardee Tarik Skubal makes history with his career-first CG (Image Source: Getty) 13 strikeouts, zero walks, and complete dominance in the game - that's what the Tiger's star pitcher Tarik Skubal brought to the Tigers vs Guardians game, which helped the former have a clean win of 5-0. This was Tarik's first MLB closed game, which will be remembered as one of the most memorable games by the Tigers fans. With the incredible 13 strikeouts, fastest strikeout itch, zero walks, and hardly any hits, Skubal was a complete beast on the field, which got him a standing ovation from the Comerica Park audience. How did Tarik Skubal's first CG made history When Tiger Skubal entered the field on Sunday in the 9th inning, he had no idea that in the next few pitches, he would be breaking records with his first MLB closed game. Skubal's first CG performance made history as he ended the game within 94 pitches including 13 strikeouts, zero walks, and just 2 hits. As per Sportsradar, Skubal is the only pitcher in the history of MLB who has managed to bring full shutout with less than 100 pitches, that included 13 or more strikeouts. Since pitch count records started back in 1988, there's no known pitcher who has achieved this feat yet. On top of that, he delivered one of the fastest strikeout pitches of 102.6 mph, to Gabriel Arias, which ultimately ended the game. This was by far the fastest strikeout pitch delivered by any pitcher since 1988, as pitch-tracking started in that year. Tarik Skubal's reaction after creating history with record-breaking CG The former AL Cy Young award holder was a little teary-eyed before the inning even started. This was Skubal's first time pitching in the ninth inning. When asked about what was going on in his mind before the innings, he said, 'Little teary-eyed out there, honestly, before the inning started. It was pretty cool. I just thought to myself, 12 year-old me wouldn't believe that was an opportunity to have the fan base support you the way it does and be in that moment. It was pretty special.' Tarik Skubal on the field (Image Source: Getty) Skubal won his first Cy Young award back in 2024, and looking at his current performance and stats, chances of him being a tough contender for the award is a possibility. Also Read: Matt Vierling comeback raises eyebrows as AJ Hinch defends struggling Tigers strategy Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Cardinals vs Tigers: How to Watch and What to Watch for
The St. Louis Cardinals have been rolling and continue to push the Chicago Cubs for the top spot in the NL Central. Next up, the Cardinals (26-21) travel home to face the AL-Central leading Detroit Tigers (31-16), the only MLB team with over 30 wins this season. St. Louis comes into the contest with 12 wins in its past 14 contests after a series victory over the Royals in Kansas City during rivalry week. Advertisement The Cardinals took their rivalry with the Royals seriously, outscoring the home team 12-5 through the three-game series. Cardinals pitcher Erick Fedde (12) pitches during the second inning against the Philadelphia© Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Monday, May 19, 6:45 p.m. CT How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM Probable starters: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (4-1, 4.50 ERA) Tigers: Keider Montero (1-1, 4.68 ERA) Tuesday, May 20, 6:45 p.m. CT How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM Probable starters: Cardinals: Erick Fedde (3-3, 3.44 ERA) Tigers: Tarik Skubal (4-2, 2.67 ERA) Wednesday, May 21, 12:15 p.m. CT How to watch/listen: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, KMOX 1120 AM/104.1 FM Advertisement Probable starters: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-2, 4.11 ERA) Tigers: Jack Flaherty (2-5, 4.44 ERA) Storylines to watch for: 1. Pitching Showdown: Skubal vs. Fedde The series features a marquee pitching matchup on May 20, with reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal facing the Cardinals' Erick Fedde. Skubal leads a Tigers rotation that ranks among the league's best, while Fedde has been a stabilizing force for St. Louis. This duel could set the tone for the series. 2. Javier Báez's Resurgence Javier Báez has continued to impress for the Tigers this season, transitioning from shortstop to center field and revitalizing his career. With a .300 batting average, 6 home runs, and 29 RBI, Báez has been instrumental in Detroit's strong start. His defensive versatility and offensive production make him a key player to watch in this matchup. Advertisement 3. Battle of the streaks The Cardinals and the Tigers are two of the hottest teams in the MLB, both coming into the contest on back-to-back series victories. It will be a big test for both teams and it could come down to the final pitch. Related: Cardinals-Royals Among MLB's Most Heated Rivalries Related: Cardinals Projected to be Buyers at MLB Trade Deadline
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yankees' injured ace provides encouraging update on his recovery
For the second spring in a row, Gerrit Cole's elbow whispered trouble. This time, though, the murmur turned into a full-throated shout: Tommy John surgery. It's the pitcher's equivalent of a full engine rebuild. Now, the New York Yankees ace won't be toeing the rubber again until the summer of 2026—at best. That kind of news hits hard, like a fastball to the ribs. Cole isn't just any arm in the rotation. He's the arm. The kind of pitcher who doesn't just set the tone—he is the tone. And when he's out, the silence is deafening. Still in the Game, Just Not on the Field Though Cole's season has been erased, he hasn't vanished. On Monday, he popped into the Yankees' clubhouse, offering a familiar face and a dose of grounded optimism. Speaking to reporters, Cole peeled back the curtain on his recovery process. He's tracking well and aiming to resume playing catch in August—a small step in physical terms, but a giant leap after elbow surgery. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images In the meantime, Cole hasn't stopped pitching—at least not in his mind. 'I still pitch mentally every night before bed,' he shared. 'I haven't given up any hits.' It was part-joke, part-truth, and fully Gerrit Cole: ever the perfectionist, still competing even when confined to the sidelines. It's the kind of line that makes you smile—and also one that underscores just how hard it is for someone wired like Cole to sit out. The Weight of Expectations The Yankees are tracking his rehab closely, and for good reason. They have a lot riding on Cole—both emotionally and financially. He's not just a big name on the roster. He's the 2023 AL Cy Young winner, a pitcher who makes a difference every fifth day. His career ERA sits at 3.18, and it dips even lower—to 3.12—with the Yankee pinstripes. Advertisement With the Yankees' rotation currently resembling a game of musical chairs—one with more wrong notes than harmony—Cole's absence is more than just noticeable. It's gaping. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images From the Couch to the Comeback Tommy John surgery isn't just a medical procedure—it's a marathon. And right now, Cole is still in mile one. But come August, he'll start the gentle climb back with a game of catch. It's not glamorous, but it's crucial. From there, it'll be a careful dance of strengthening, rebuilding, and ultimately re-entering the kind of competitive fire that only the Bronx can bring. For now, he pitches in his mind, late at night, no hits, no runs. And somewhere in those imagined innings, a return begins. Advertisement Related Headlines
