Catcher Luke Maile guaranteed $3.5 million from contract with Cincinnati Reds

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:05 PM CDT Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023

CINCINNATI (AP) — Catcher Luke Maile is guaranteed $3.5 million under his one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, which prevents him from becoming a free agent after the World Series.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Catcher Luke Maile is guaranteed $3.5 million under his one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, which prevents him from becoming a free agent after the World Series.

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Catcher Luke Maile is guaranteed $3.5 million under his one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, which prevents him from becoming a free agent after the World Series.

Maile gets $3 million next year, and the Reds have a $3.5 million option for 2025 with a $500,000 buyout under the deal announced Oct. 19.

The 32-year-old hit .235 with six homers and 25 RBIs in 74 games this year as a backup to Tyler Stephenson.

FILE -Cincinnati Reds catcher Luke Maile gestures during a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cincinnati, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Catcher Luke Maile is guaranteed $3.5 million under his one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, which prevented him from becoming a free agent after the World Series.(AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

Maile has a .212 career average with 19 homers and 105 RBIs for Tampa Bay (2015-16), Toronto (2017-19), Milwaukee (2021) and Cleveland (2022), He missed the pandemic-shortened 2020 season after breaking his right index finger.