Last with Boston Red Sox · 2B · No longer on a 40-man roster
Jose Iglesias has an estimated 13 years and 37 days of major league service time — 13.037 in the notation clubs use, from 2273 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 0.028 | From transactions |
| 2012 | Boston Red Sox | 42 | 0.070 | From transactions |
| 2013 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 139 | 1.037 | From transactions |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 2.037 | From transactions |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 3.037 | Carried forward |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 4.037 | From transactions |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 5.037 | From transactions |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | 172 | 6.037 | From transactions |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Reds | 172 | 7.037 | From transactions |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles | 172 | 8.037 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox | 172 | 9.037 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Colorado Rockies | 172 | 10.037 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, New York Mets | 172 | 11.037 | From transactions |
| 2024 | New York Mets | 172 | 12.037 | From transactions |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | 172 | 13.037 | 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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