On Dec. 9, 2023, Ohtani became the highest-paid MLB player ever by signing a 10-year contract worth $700 million. The $70 million average annual salary is unprecedented. For context, Ohtani’s annual average salary is the equivalent of the combined contracts of Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts...
racking up five All-Star selections and AL Silver Slugger Awards during his time with the Yankees.Now a Met, Cano remains on a Hall of Fame-level track, though his 2018 suspension for violating MLB’s performance
Highest paid MLB players 2024: Top salaries by position, MLB team payrolls and average player salary Highest paid NFL players by position Contracts courtesy Spotrac. All salary figures and cap hits for the highest paid NFL players are for 2024. Highest paid running backs in NFL Christian ...
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....
that number is $188.2 million. The MLB has zero salary cap, so a team like the Boston Red Sox can enter 2019 with a payroll of nearly $225 million for a roster of 40 players. The NBA has a soft cap, meaning a team can spend over the cap to retain a player and pay a luxur...
Rodriguez is hardball’s highest-paid player making $28 million in salary and a $1 million bonus for 2013 as part of an overall 10-year, $275 million deal he signed with the team in December 2007. The slugger isfifth on the all-time home run list with 647. ...
Arenado signed an extension with the Rockies in February 2019. The third baseman, whom the Rockies took in the second round of the 2009 MLB Draft, has put together quite the resume in his seven-year career. He’s won the NL Gold Glove at third base in each of those seasons and been ...
The majority of Trout’s earnings are coming from his 12-year, $430 million contract with the Angels, a salary that makes him the highest-paid MLB player, and one of the highest paid athletes in the world. His $3 million in endorsements doesn’t seem like much, but is respectful consid...
Michael Trout is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels in the MLB. He is in his first year in the major leagues and is considered the top prospect in the game. He earned a total of $50.6 million in 2017 from his salary and sponsorships. ...
CW:Unlike the NBA and MLB, NFL teams tend to share Jurgen Klinsman's philosophy that it's foolish to pay players based on what they have done in the past.Aaron Rodgersis the best quarterback in the game. I just think many NFL general managers would deem Luck the safer choice to build...