Last with New York Yankees · C · No longer on a 40-man roster
Austin Romine has an estimated 9 years and 16 days of major league service time — 9.016 in the notation clubs use, from 1564 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | New York Yankees | 18 | 0.018 | From transactions |
| 2012 | New York Yankees | 147 | 0.165 | From transactions |
| 2013 | New York Yankees | 157 | 1.150 | From transactions |
| 2014 | New York Yankees | 38 | 2.016 | From transactions |
| 2015 | New York Yankees | 34 | 2.050 | From transactions |
| 2016 | New York Yankees | 172 | 3.050 | From transactions |
| 2017 | New York Yankees | 172 | 4.050 | From transactions |
| 2018 | New York Yankees | 172 | 5.050 | Carried forward |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 172 | 6.050 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 7.050 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 172 | 8.050 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 9.016 | From transactions |
172 days credit a full year, so a season adds at most 1.000 no matter how long a player is on a roster. 3.000 years reaches salary arbitration and 6.000 reaches free agency —
what every threshold unlocks.
This figure is an estimate reconstructed from public roster
transaction records. It is not an official MLB or MLBPA figure — those are
not published. See the
methodology.
Last updated 2026-10-12.
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