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Major League Baseball announced on Monday that Jonah Heim, catcher for the Texas Rangers, received one of the biggest pre-arbitration bonuses of the 2023 season. Based on the bonus criteria, Heim was one of ten players to have earned at least $1 million. The 25-year-old got $1.060 million in compensation. The majority of Heim’s income is derived from his selection to the Second Team All-MLB, which was announced on Saturday during the MLB Awards in Las Vegas. Heim was given a $500,000 reward. The remaining bonus was obtained using a WAR formula.

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The player who received the largest bonus was Seattle outfielder Julio Rodriguez, who signed a long-term contract with the Mariners before receiving a $1.865 million bonus in just his second MLB season. In 2023, Heim earned his first Gold Glove after striking out a record-tying 22 of 80 base stealers. The best rate in the American League was his 27.5%. Heim hit.258/.317/.438/.755 with ninety-five RBI and eight home homers. They were all career highs.
Based on the WAR calculation, three other Rangers received pre-arbitration bonuses: outfielder Leody Taveras received $336,380, third baseman Josh Jung received $362,420, and starting pitcher Dane Dunning received $446,638.

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101 players who did not have the required two years and 228 days of service time for wage arbitration in 2022 received payments from a $50 million pool. For winning at least one prize each season, players are eligible to receive bonus money; the remaining funds are distributed using the WAR method. Earning an MVP or Cy Young Award

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carries a $2.5 million prize, second place in the vote earns $1.75 million, third place earns $1.5 million, fourth and fifth place earn $1 million, and inclusion on the all-MLB first team carries $1 million. Additional sums include $750,000 for Rookie of the Year and $500,000 for achieving an all-MLB second team spot or placing second in the vote.

 

 

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