Who is the highest-paid MLB player in 2023? These are the top 50 baseball salaries
Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander have more than Cy Awards in common, the two right-handers are the highest-paid major league players this season, each earning $43 million.
The two New York Mets pitchers re-unite as teammates for the first time since they played together for five years with the Detroit Tigers (2010-14).
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees is the highest-paid non-pitcher at $40 million.
Two-way player Shohei Ohtani will earn $30 million this season with the Los Angeles Angels. After the season, he becomes a free-agent and likely demand the highest contract-ever.
Of the top 50 players, 19 of them are pitchers.
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2023 MLB SALARIES: Database of every player on the opening day roster
Who is the highest-paid MLB player in 2023?
Here is the top 50:
T-1. Max Scherzer, N.Y. Mets, $43,333,333
T-1. Justin Verlander, N.Y. Mets, $43,333,333
3. Aaron Judge, N.Y. Yankees, $40,000,000
4. Anthony Rendon, L.A. Angels, $38,571,429
5. Mike Trout, L.A. Angels, $37,116,667
6. Gerrit Cole, N.Y. Yankees, $36,000,000
7. Corey Seager, Texas, $35,500,000
8. Carlos Correa, Minnesota, $33,333,333
9. Nolan Arenado, St. Louis, $32,822,071
10. Stephen Strasburg, Washington, $32,500,286
11. Francisco Lindor, N.Y. Mets, $32,477,277
T-12. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit, $32,000,000
T-12. Giancarlo Stanton, N.Y. Yankees, $32,000,000
14. Alex Bregman, Houston, $30,500,000
T-15. Shohei Ohtani, L.A. Angels, $30,000,000
T-15. Jacob deGrom, Texas, $30,000,000
17. Jose Altuve, Houston, $29,000,000
18. Kris Bryant, Colorado, $28,000,000
19. Bryce Harper, Philadelphia, $27,538,462
20. Trea Turner, Philadelphia, $27,272,727
21. Marcus Semien, Texas, $26,000,000
22. Xander Bogaerts, San Diego, $25,454,545
23. Paul Goldschmidt, St. Louis, $25,333,333
24. Freddie Freeman, L.A. Dodgers, $25,290,674
T-25. Marcus Stroman, Chic. Cubs, $25,000,000
T-25. Yu Darvish, San Diego, $25,000,000
T-25. Joey Votto, Cincinnati, $25,000,000
28. Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia, $24,500,000
29. Patrick Corbin, Washington, $24,416,667
30. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee, $24,250,727
31. George Springer, Toronto, $24,166,667
32. J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia, $23,875,000
33. Juan Soto, San Diego, $23,000,000
34. Carlos Rodón, N.Y. Yankees, $22,833,333
35. Jason Heyward, L.A. Dodgers, $22,720,000
36. Javier Báez, Detroit, $22,000,000
37. Madison Bumgarner, Arizona, $21,882,892
38. Chris Sale, Boston, $21,672,484
39. Mookie Betts, L.A. Dodgers, $21,158,692
T-40. Matt Olson, Atlanta, $21,000,000
T-40. Josh Donaldson, N.Y. Yankees, $21,000,000
T-40. Kevin Gausman, Toronto, $21,000,000
T-40. Robbie Ray, Seattle, $21,000,000
44. Starling Marte, N.Y. Mets, $20,750,000
45. Miles Mikolas, St. Louis Cardinals, $20,416,667
T-46. Trevor Story, Boston, $20,000,000
T-46. Salvador Perez, Kansas City, 20,000,000
T-46. Kyle Schwarber, Philadelphia, $20,000,000
T-46. Hyun-Jin Ryu, Toronto, $20,000,000
T-46. Clayton Kershaw, L.A. Dodgers, $20,000,000
T-46. Nick Castellanos, Philadelphia, $20,000,000
T-46. Charlie Morton, Atlanta, $20,000,000
T-46. Joe Musgrove, San Diego, $20,000,000
Source: Paste BN Sports, Cot's Baseball Contracts