generic Joey Votto, Freddie Freeman and the Highest-Paid MLB Player on Every Team
Major League Baseball salaries at their highest levels are staggering, with three players earning $40 million or more in the 2023 season. And MLB contracts are guaranteed, whether players play all 162 regular-season games or just a fraction of them. Every offseason, players sign lucrative deals with new teams, meaning the top-paid player on each team could change from season to season.
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GOBankingRates looked at the salaries for all 30 Major League Baseball teams to find the highest-paid player on each team in 2023. The data revealed a few surprises and confirmed what we knew: the big-market teams outpace the smaller-market teams in spending in a large way.
The list contains players at the top of their game and some who continue to earn huge sums of money even at the end of their careers. Who's the highest-paid player in MLB and on your team?
Arizona Diamondbacks: Ketel Marte
Age: 29
Position: Second base
Base salary: $11,000,000
Signing bonus: $600,000
Payroll salary: $11,600,000
Adjusted salary: $11,600,000
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Atlanta Braves: Matt Olson
Age: 29
Position: First base
Base salary: $21,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $21,000,000
Adjusted salary: $21,000,000
Baltimore Orioles: Kyle Gibson
Age: 35
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $10,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $10,000,000
Adjusted salary: $10,000,000
Boston Red Sox: Rafael Devers
Age: 26
Position: Third base
Base salary: $17,500,000
Signing bonus: $1,818,182
Payroll salary: $19,318,182
Adjusted salary: $19,318,182
Chicago Cubs: Marcus Stroman
Age: 32
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $25,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $25,000,000
Adjusted salary: $25,000,000
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Chicago White Sox: Lance Lynn
Age: 36
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $18,500,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $18,500,000
Adjusted salary: $18,500,000
Cincinnati Reds: Joey Votto
Age: 39
Position: First base
Base salary: $25,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $25,000,000
Adjusted salary: $25,000,000
Cleveland Guardians: Josh Bell
Age: 30
Position: First base
Base salary: $16,500,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $16,500,000
Adjusted salary: $16,500,000
Colorado Rockies: Kris Bryant
Age: 31
Position: Outfield
Base salary: $27,000,000
Signing bonus: $1,000,000
Payroll salary: $28,000,000
Adjusted salary: $28,000,000
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Detroit Tigers: Miguel Cabrera
Age: 40
Position: Designated hitter
Base salary: $32,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $32,000,000
Adjusted salary: $32,000,000
Houston Astros: Alex Bregman
Age: 29
Position: Third base
Base salary: $28,500,000
Signing bonus: $2,000,000
Payroll salary: $30,500,000
Adjusted salary: $30,500,000
Kansas City Royals: Salvador Pérez
Age: 33
Position: Catcher
Base salary: $20,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $20,000,000
Adjusted salary: $20,000,000
Los Angeles Angels: Anthony Rendon
Age: 33
Position: Third base
Base salary: $38,000,000
Signing bonus: $571,428
Payroll salary: $38,571,428
Adjusted salary: $38,571,428
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Los Angeles Dodgers: Freddie Freeman
Age: 33
Position: First base
Base salary: $27,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $27,000,000
Adjusted salary: $27,000,000
Miami Marlins: Jorge Soler
Age: 31
Position: Designated hitter
Base salary: $15,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $15,000,000
Adjusted salary: $15,000,000
Milwaukee Brewers: Christian Yelich
Age: 31
Position: Left field
Base salary: $26,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $26,000,000
Adjusted salary: $26,000,000
Minnesota Twins: Carlos Correa
Age: 28
Position: Shortstop
Base salary: $32,000,000
Signing bonus: $1,333,333
Payroll salary: $33,333,333
Adjusted salary: $33,333,333
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New York Mets: Max Scherzer
Age: 38
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $43,333,333
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $43,333,333
Adjusted salary: $43,333,333
New York Mets: Justin Verlander
Age: 40
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $43,333,333
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $43,333,333
Adjusted salary: $43,333,333
New York Yankees: Aaron Judge
Age: 31
Position: Right fielder
Base salary: $40,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $40,000,000
Adjusted salary: $40,000,000
Oakland Athletics: Trevor May
Age: 33
Position: Relief pitcher/closer
Base salary: $6,000,000
Signing bonus: $1,000,000
Payroll salary: $7,000,000
Adjusted salary: $7,000,000
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Philadelphia Phillies: Bryce Harper
Age: 30
Position: Right field
Base salary: $26,000,000
Signing bonus: $1,538,462
Payroll salary: $27,538,462
Adjusted salary: $27,538,462
Pittsburgh Pirates: Ke'Bryan Hayes
Age: 26
Position: Third base
Base salary: $10,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $10,000,000
Adjusted salary: $10,000,000
San Diego Padres: Xander Bogaerts
Age: 30
Position: Shortstop
Base salary: $25,000,000
Signing bonus: $454,545
Payroll salary: $25,454,545
Adjusted salary: $25,454,545
San Francisco Giants: Joc Pederson
Age: 31
Position: Left field
Base salary: $19,650,000
Signing bonus: $0
Adjusted salary: $19,650,000
Payroll salary: $19,650,000
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Seattle Mariners: Robbie Ray
Age: 31
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $21,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $21,000,000
Adjusted salary: $21,000,000
St. Louis Cardinals: Paul Goldschmidt
Age: 35
Position: First base
Base salary: $22,000,000
Signing bonus: $4,000,000
Payroll salary: $26,000,000
Adjusted salary: $26,000,000
Tampa Bay Rays: Zach Eflin
Age: 29
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $11,000,000
Signing bonus: $0
Payroll salary: $11,000,000
Adjusted salary: $11,000,000
Texas Rangers: Corey Seager
Age: 29
Position: Shortstop
Base salary: $35,000,000
Signing bonus: $500,000
Payroll salary: $35,500,000
Adjusted salary: $35,500,000
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Toronto Blue Jays: George Springer
Age: 33
Position: Center field
Base salary: $22,500,000
Signing bonus: $1,666,667
Payroll salary: $24,166,166
Adjusted salary: $24,166,166
Washington Nationals: Patrick Corbin
Age: 33
Position: Starting pitcher
Base salary: $24,000,000
Signing bonus: $416,666
Payroll salary: $24,416,666
Adjusted salary: $34,503,480
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Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used Spotrac's Major League Baseball (MLB) team payrolls for the 2023 season to find the highest-paid player on every MLB team in terms of adjusted salary. For each team, GOBankingRates found (1) the name of the highest-paid player in terms of adjusted salary; (2) the player's age; (3) position played; (4) base salary; (5) signing bonus; (6) payroll salary; and (7) adjusted salary. Note: An adjusted salary reflects the money the player has agreed to defer to a later payment date. All data was collected on and is up to date as of April 30, 2023.
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