Major League Baseball Highest Baseball Salaries
Baseball contracts with average annual values of $35 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for deferred money (x-pending):
| Player, Club | Years | Average Salary |
| Shohei Ohtani, LAD | 2024-33 | $70,000,000 |
| x-Kyle Tucker, LAD | 2026-29 | $60,000,000 |
| Juan Soto, NYM | 2025-39 | $51,000,000 |
| Max Scherzer, NYM-Tex | 2022-24 | $43,333,333 |
| Justin Verlander, NYM-Hou | 2023-24 | $43,333,333 |
| Zack Wheeler, Phi | 2025-27 | $42,000,000 |
| Aaron Judge, NYY | 2023-31 | $40,000,000 |
| Jacob deGrom, Tex | 2023-27 | $37,000,000 |
| Blake Snell, LAD | 2025-20 | $36,400,000 |
| Gerrit Cole, NYY | 2020-28 | $36,000,000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tor | 2026-39 | $35,714,286 |
| Mike Trout, LAA | 2019-30 | $35,514,667 |
| Stephen Strasburg, Was | 2020-26 | $35,000,000 |
| Anthony Rendon, LAA | 2020-26 | $35,000,000 |
| Corbin Burnes, Ari | 2025-30 | $35,000,000 |
Baseball contracts with average annual values of $35 million or more. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for deferred money (x-pending):
| Player, Club | Years | Average Salary |
| Shohei Ohtani, LAD | 2024-33 | $70,000,000 |
| x-Kyle Tucker, LAD | 2026-29 | $60,000,000 |
| Juan Soto, NYM | 2025-39 | $51,000,000 |
| Max Scherzer, NYM-Tex | 2022-24 | $43,333,333 |
| Justin Verlander, NYM-Hou | 2023-24 | $43,333,333 |
| Zack Wheeler, Phi | 2025-27 | $42,000,000 |
| Aaron Judge, NYY | 2023-31 | $40,000,000 |
| Jacob deGrom, Tex | 2023-27 | $37,000,000 |
| Blake Snell, LAD | 2025-20 | $36,400,000 |
| Gerrit Cole, NYY | 2020-28 | $36,000,000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Tor | 2026-39 | $35,714,286 |
| Mike Trout, LAA | 2019-30 | $35,514,667 |
| Stephen Strasburg, Was | 2020-26 | $35,000,000 |
| Anthony Rendon, LAA | 2020-26 | $35,000,000 |
| Corbin Burnes, Ari | 2025-30 | $35,000,000 |
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