Who is the highest-paid MLB player in 2024? These are the top 25 baseball salaries
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:
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. SS Corey Seager, Rangers – $35,000,000
10. SP Patrick Corbin, Nationals – $34,556,200
11. SS Carlos Correa, Twins – $33,333,333
12. SP Stephen Strasburg, Nationals – $32,811,200
13. 3B Nolan Arenado, Cardinals – $32,675,167
14. SS Francisco Lindor, Mets – $32,477,639
t-15. DH Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees – $32,000,000
t-15. Blake Snell, Giants – $32,000,000
17. OF Juan Soto, Yankees – $31,000,000
18. 3B Alex Bregman, Astros – $30,500,000
19. 2B Jose Altuve, Astros – $29,200,000
20. B Kris Bryant, Rockies – $28,000,000
21. SP Carlos Rodón, Yankees – $27,833,333
22. 1B Bryce Harper, Phillies – $27,538,462
23. Cody Bellinger, Cubs – $27,500,000
24. SS Trea Turner, Phillies – $27,272,727
25. 3B Rafael Devers Red Sox – $27,066,581
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
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Highest-paid MLB player 2024: 25 biggest baseball salaries in 2024
