US EditionSources: Tarik Skubal wins arbitration over Tigers, to make $32M
The arbitration panel awarded Skubal a record $32 million, the highest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player, surpassing previous records by $12.1 million.
- On Feb. 5, Tarik Skubal, two-time AL Cy Young Award winner, won an arbitration hearing and was awarded $32 million, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player.
- The Tigers filed at $19 million and missed the Jan. 8 arbitration salary filing deadline, triggering a formal hearing due to their 'file-and-trial' team policy and producing a record gap.
- Entering the hearing, Skubal had back-to-back Cy Young wins with a 2.21 ERA and 241 strikeouts in 195+ innings in 2025, plus 469 strikeouts over two seasons and the AL pitching triple crown this year.
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