The Dominican reliever agreed to what will be the highest salary for a season in his Major League career.
Camilo Doval and the New York Yankees They avoided going to a salary arbitration process, after the team and the Dominican reliever reached an agreement of 6.1 million dollars for the 2026 season, a source reported to Jorge Castillo of ESPN.
The amount represents the largest amount of money in a single season for salaries, for the Quisqueyan, who arrived in New York via exchange from San Francisco Giants during the last campaign.
doval He did not have the best of performances in his first campaign with the Yankeesfor whom he pitched 18.2 innings in 22 games, accumulating an ERA of 4.82 with an average of hits and walks per inning pitched (WHIP) of 1.607, a defense independent pitching (FIP) of 4.10 and an ERA+ of only 86. However, in general terms, 2025 represented a recovery for Doval, from what was done in 2024, so it is evident that the The New York team is hopeful about what the Dominican can achieve.
The Yankees and Camilo Doval have agreed on a $6.1 million contract for 2026 to avoid arbitration, a source tells ESPN.
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) January 8, 2026
Throughout his five-year career in MLB, doval He has an ERA of 3.39 with an ERA+ of 119, 354 strikeouts and 139 walks in 286.2 innings of work. At one point in his career, he was seen as the starting closer for the Giantsreaching 39 saves in 2023, the most for a reliever in the National League that year.
doval He has accumulated 108 saves and a bWAR of 3.6 during his time in the Major Leagues.
