Tigers ace Tarik Skubal wins record-breaking $32M in arbitration: reports

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal made MLB history on Thursday, as he reportedly won his arbitration case that will pay him $32 million this season over his team’s proposed $19 million salary.

Skubal, who won his second straight American League Cy Young Award in 2025, had a three-person salary arbitration panel rule in his favor, ESPN reported..

Skubal’s victory marks a new salary record awarded to a player in the arbitration system by $1 million. The New York Yankees avoided arbitration with Juan Soto in January 2024...