Tommy Pham can earn $250,000 in performance bonuses as part of Pirates contract

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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Pham can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses as part of his one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates that guarantees $4,025,000.

An outfielder who turns 37 on March 8, Pham would get $125,000 each for 475 and 525 plate appearances as part of the contract announced last Sunday. He will be playing for his 10th major league organization.

Pham also would get $50,000 if he is picked for the All-Star Game, $75,000 if he wins a Silver Slugger and $25,000 if he wins a Gold Glove. He would get $250,000 if he is voted MVP, $150,000 for second in the voting and $100,000 for finishing third. He would earn $50,000 for World Series MVP and $25,000 for League Championship Series MVP.

Pham, who turns 37 next month, split last season among the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals, hitting .248 with 20 doubles, nine home runs and 39 RBIs.

He has a .258 average with 139 homers, 470 RBIs and 126 stolen bases in 11 major league seasons with St. Louis (2014-18, ’24), Tampa Bay (2018-19), San Diego (2020-21), Cincinnati (2022), Boston (2022), the New York Mets (2023), Arizona (2023), the White Sox and Royals.

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