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Who is the highest-paid MLB player in 2024? These are the top 25 baseball salaries
View Date:2024-12-23 16:53:11
The Texas Rangers shelled out $500 million to sign free agent shortstop Corey Seager and second baseman Marcus Semien two years ago.
It turned out to be money well spent. World Series MVP Seager and Co. delivered a championship to Texas, their first in franchise history.
This past offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers spent more than $1 billion for Shohei Othani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow. Will that pan out?
A single player can't deliver a title, but it will help. Half of all major league teams have at least one player earning $25 million or more this season. Shohei Ohtani's $70 million salary is by far the most, with Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander tied for second at $43.3 million.
Who are the highest-paid MLB players in 2024?
Here's the top 25:
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1. DH Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers – $70,000,000
t-2. SP Justin Verlander, Astros – $43,333,333
t-2. SP Max Scherzer, Rangers – $43,333,333
t-4. OF Aaron Judge, Yankees – $40,000,000
t-4 Jacob deGrom, Rangers – $40,000,000
6. 3B Anthony Rendon, Angels – $38,571,429
7. OF Mike Trout, Angels – $37,116,667
8. SP Gerrit Cole, Yankees – $36,000,000
9. SP Patrick Corbin, Nationals – $35,416,667
10. SS Corey Seager, Rangers – $35,000,000
11. SS Francisco Lindor, Mets – $34,100,000
12. SS Carlos Correa, Twins – $33,333,333
13. 3B Nolan Arenado, Cardinals – $32,822,071
14. SP Stephen Strasburg, Nationals – $32,500,000
15. DH Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees – $32,000,000
16. OF Juan Soto, Yankees – $31,000,000
17. 3B Alex Bregman, Astros – $30,500,000
18. SS Mookie Betts, Dodgers – $30,416,667
19. 3B Rafael Devers, Red Sox – $29,500,000
20. 2B Jose Altuve, Astros – $29,200,000
21. 1B Kris Bryant, Rockies – $28,000,000
22. SP Carlos Rodón, Yankees – $27,833,333
23. 1B Bryce Harper, Phillies – $27,538,462
24. SS Trea Turner, Phillies – $27,272,727
25. 1B Freddie Freeman, Dodgers – $27,000,000
Who is highest-paid MLB player at each position in 2024?
1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | C | DH | P
Source: USA TODAY Sports, Cot's Baseball Contracts
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