The minimum salary for an MLB player in 2023 is $720,000 if they are on the active roster or injured list for one of the 30 major league teams. It comes after years of the MLB Players Association pushing for the league’s minimum salary to be increased, pushing closer to the NFL and...
it was probably comfort. That was certainly the case with Arenado, who could have dominated the 2019-20 free-agent market but opted instead to sign an extension with his original club that (briefly) gave him the highest average annual salary for any position player in history. Colorado’s mo...
NFL players are paid each week during the regular season, receiving a weekly percentage of their annual base salary. They can also earn additional incentives in a given week if they reach certain contract incentives that are in place. Is Patrick Mahomes the highest paid NFL player? Patrick Ma...
Contract information is unofficial and collected from published reports. Dollar figures may not be adjusted for deferred money. Updated 2/2025. Total Value The most lucrative contracts in baseball history, by total value: 1. Juan Soto, $765,000,000(2025-39) 2. Shohei Ohtani, $460,814,765(...
MLB free agency has a new standard bearer, and it’s Juan Soto. Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets on Sunday night, surpassing Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million contract signed with the Dodgers after the 2023 season. Soto's dea
Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers is the ninth highest-paid baseball player, with an annual salary of $32.5 million. The 28-year-old shortstop has been one of the best players in the major leagues since he made his debut in 2015, and he was recently named to his third All-Star team....
Michael Jordanentered theNBAin 1984 when the highest-paid player in the league, Magic Johnson, earned $2.5 million in annual salary. That was a tick ahead of the best-paid MLB player—Mike Schmidt at $2 million—and more than double the NFL’s top earner, Warren Moon at $1.1 million,...
The 50 highest-paid coaches in North American sports includes 21 college football, 13 NFL, 13 NBA, 2 college basketball and 1 MLB manager.
10 Highest Paid MLB Players of All-Time 10. Adrian Beltre - $219,140,000 Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images 10. Adrian Beltre - $219,140,000 9. Carlos Beltran - $221,952,782 Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images 9. Carlos Beltran - $221,952,782 ...
Kevin C. Cox // Getty Images #1. Russell Wilson - Team: Seattle Seahawks - Position: QB - Average salary: $35,000,000 After seeing the market for top-tier quarterbacks and valuing his worth, Russell Wilson felt he should be the highest-paid player in football. After he made those ...