Last with Chicago White Sox · P · No longer on a 40-man roster
Matt Foster has an estimated 4 years and 89 days of major league service time — 4.089 in the notation clubs use, from 777 days credited on a major league roster.
| Season | Club | Days | Running total | How this season is known |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox | 169 | 0.169 | From transactions |
| 2021 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 1.125 | From transactions |
| 2022 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 2.089 | From transactions |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 3.089 | From transactions |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 172 | 4.089 | 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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