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Yoenis Céspedes

119 of 486 games across three years of his $110M deal, capped by a fractured ankle in an accident at his own ranch
Repeat offender 367 career games missed
Estimated salary collected across every game missed, career-wide
$48,259,359
Sum of each season's base salary, prorated per game and multiplied by that season's games missed — from 2017 through 2019.
3 seasons tracked
367 of 486 expected games missed
$66,311,828 in base salary paid
= $48,259,359 earned inactive
Games played
119
of 486 possible
Games missed
367
75.5% of tracked span
Full seasons lost
1
played 0 games
Base salary, tracked span
$66,311,828
excludes bonuses, endorsements

Availability, tracked seasons

119 played (24.5%)
2017 367 expected games missed across 3 seasons 2019

The ledger, season by season

Base salary ÷ expected games that season × games missed that season. "Expected games" is the team's full schedule for position players, or a starting pitcher's typical rotation turns (~team games ÷ 5) — a healthy ace was never going to start 162 games either. Figures are approximate, sourced from public salary and game-log reporting.

Season Expected Played Missed Base salary Per game Collected inactive
2017
Hamstring and other injuries limited him to half the season
162 81 81 $22,500,000 $138,889 $11,250,000
2018
Heel surgeries on both feet ended his season in July
162 38 124 $29,000,000 $179,012 $22,197,531
2019
Missed full season - fractured his ankle in an accident at his own ranch while recovering from the heel surgeries
162 0 162 $14,811,828 $91,431 $14,811,828
Career total 486 119 367 $66,311,828 $48,259,359

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