This offseason, Gerrit Cole broke the record for largest total contract value for a pitcher, and the deal's $36 million average annual value is the highest in baseball history regardless of position. But the new Yankees ace doesn’t have the heftiest individual salary for the 2020 season. ...
The Highest-Paid MLB Players in 2023 1. Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels): $70 million Salary: $30 million | Endorsements: $40 million | Age: 28 His salary ranks 10th in baseball this year, but it is only third highest on his own team, behind Trout and Anthony Rendon...
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 motivation was pretty simple...
Contract information is unofficial and collected from published reports. Dollar figures may not be adjusted for deferred money. Updated 4/2025. Total Value The most lucrative contracts in baseball history, by total value: 1. Juan Soto, $765,000,000(2025-39) 2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., $500,0...
He earned his highest salary of $11.32 million in 1997, a year when the average hockey player earned $984,000.(Shop for NHL attire from Lemieux's team, the Pittsburgh Penguins.)3. Ty CobbTy Cobb played baseball from 1905 to 1928 and set a total of 90 distinct records during the ...
The average annual salary for MLB players in 2018 was 4.52 million. Supported by a powerful union, they guarantee the safety of contracts and a generous pension program to players making baseball one of the top-paid sports in America.
No manager has won at a greater clip in the history of Major League Baseball than Dave Roberts. The Los Angeles Dodgers skipper ranks first at .627. Roberts just won his second World Series in five years and is due a raise from his $4 million 2025 salary when his deal expires. Only ...
And while it took Messi and Ronaldo until after age 30 to make over $1 million combined in salary and endorsements in a year, Mbappé did it at the tender young age of 23. Spanish La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid have been pursuing Mbappé for years, but the Frenchman decided to stay ...
Prices for the 2024 World Series could keep climbing, especially for games where a team might clinch the title at home, since those tend to be in higher demand. Want to earn more money at work?Take CNBC's new online courseHow to Negotiate a Higher Salary. Expert instructors will teach yo...
Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller delivered one of the best performances of any defensive player in football history during the 2016 Super Bowl—earning him MVP status and a salary of almost $10 million in 2015. Miller’s a single guy, so if he pays at the big-earner maximum of 39.6%...