Shohei Ohtani is the highest paid MLB player ever and one of just two players in the history of American sports to sign a $700 million contract. The deal came with $680 million in deferred money, with the Dodgers on the hook for $68 million annual payments from 2034-2043 when Ohtani wi...
In the 2024 season, that disconnect is even more obvious. Codify Baseball pointed out that the six highest paid pitchers in MLB this year are Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole, Patrick Corbin and Stephen Strasburg. Those six pitchers are making $233 million combined ...
Here are all the players who have held the title of highest-paid free agent in history, by total contract value, from Soto and Ohtani all the way back to Pete Rose. This is a progressive list of the single highest-paid MLB free agent over time, going back to the biggest known contract...
Amon-Ra St. Brown at least got to be the highest-paid receiver in the NFL for a few days, until A.J. Brown got paid again. Still, life is good for the former 112th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. St. Brown, one of the best offensive weapons in football, signed a four-yea...
The highest-paid players in baseball history, by average annual value: 1. Juan Soto, $51,000,000(2025-39) 2. Shohei Ohtani, $46,081,476(2024-33) (reduced for deferrals) 3. Max Scherzer, $43,333,333(2022-24) … Justin Verlander, $43,333,333(2023-24) ...
MLB player career earnings leaderboardpic.twitter.com/LFJw9sGk2T — BrooksGate (@Brooks_Gate)January 20, 2025 There were two players that started their career in Washington and got paid more by other teams. There were also two guys that received a majority of their money from the Nation...
The 50 highest-paid coaches in North American sports includes 21 college football, 13 NFL, 13 NBA, 2 college basketball and 1 MLB manager.
Keyshawn and Nick Viall react to Juan Soto’s jaw-dropping $765M deal with the New York Mets, breaking Shohei Ohtani’s record to become MLB’s highest-paid player. They talk about the significance of Soto’s massive contract, what it means for the Mets
A list of the top 10 highest-paid union bosses in the U.S. is presented. The number one highest-paid union executive is G. William Hunter, executive director of the NBA Players Association, followed by NFL Players Association exec...
Forty-two NBA players are expected to earn at least $30 million in salary this season before incentives, led by Curry at $51.9 million. For comparison, the NFL has 15 players at $30 million, while MLB has 14. Methodology Sportico estimated off-court earnings for the 2023-24 sea...