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Scott Kingery is an American baseball infielder/outfielder who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies in the Major League Baseball. He has had a few let downs in life but despite that, Kingery has risen up to be a successful baseball player. Scott has received a lot of honors and the stockpile of these will continue to grow in the future.
All things aside, there has been a buzz on the internet regarding his net worth and salary. So what does Scott Kingery amount to?
During his minor league career, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies which got him a sum of $1.2 million signing bonus. In 2018, he signed a six-year contract with the same team with a guaranteed $24 million. The contract included club options that would raise the total contract value to $65 million.
As per the contract, he is reported to earn $1 million in 2018 including $750,000 as base salary and $250,000 as signing bonus. The contract will earn him $1,500,000 in 2019 season, $1,750,000 in 2020 season which will increase to $4,250,000 in 2021 season. For the 2022 season, he will receive $6,250,000 with $8,250,000 adjusted salary in the final year.
| Year | Adjusted Salary |
| 2018 | $1 million |
| 2019 | $1,500,000 |
| 2020 | $1,750,000 |
| 2021 | $4,250,000 |
| 2022 | $6,250,000 |
| 2023 | $8,250,000 |
The option contract is likely to pay him the additional $42 million in the next three years. He will earn $13 million in 2024, $14 million in 2025 and $15 million in 2026 if the contract is not declined. The total contract will be worth $66 million.
As per the estimation, his net worth might be around $2 million at current which is likely to increase up to $10 million in next five years.
Scott Kingery's career has just taken off recently. With his current growth, it can be easily assumed that he will earn more in the future. And who knows? Maybe we'll be able to put an exact number on his net worth in the future.
The Philadelphia Phillies selected Kingery in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He later signed with the team and was assigned to Lakewood BlueClaws of Class A South Atlantic League. Kingery spent the entire 2016 season with the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and Reading Fightin Phils of Class AA Eastern League. After the regular season, Kingery played for Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.
CAPTION: Scott Kingery in the Field SOURCE: USA Today In 2017, he was selected to appear in that year's All-Star Futures Game. After the season, Baseball America named him as the second baseman of their second team of the Minor League All-Star team and won the Paul Owens Award as the best player in the Phillies minor league system. On 28 March 2018, the Phillies signed Scott through a six-year contract. Now, he plays in the Major Leagues.
In his Junior year at the University of Arizona, he was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year. He received several honors in 2017 which include MiLB Gold Glove, Baseball America Double-A All-Star, MiLB Player of the Month. In 2016, he became the recipient of Post-Season All-Star and Mid-Season All-Star.
CAPTION: Scott Kingery with an Award SOURCE: Philly.com Likewise, he has won several other honors and has astonished many baseball fans worldwide. As we said earlier, his collection of awards will continue to grow in the future.
