Who is the highest-paid outfielder in MLB? Aaron Judge sets pace for top salaries in 2024
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is the highest-paid position player for the second straight year at $40 million. The 2022 American League MVP signed a nine-year deal worth $360 million last winter, which was the largest by a free agent in baseball history.
His $40 million average salary ranks fourth in the majors, behind only Shohei Ohtani ($70 million), Max Scherzer ($43.33 million) and Justin Verlander ($43.33 million).
It's interesting to note that the outfield pool lost two players − Mookie Betts ($30.4 million) and Bryce Harper ($27.5 million) − who would have ranked in the top five, but were moved to full-time infield positions in 2024.
Who are the Top 25 highest-paid MLB outfielders in 2024?
Here's the top 25:
MLB SALARIES: Baseball's top 25 highest-paid players in 2024
1. Aaron Judge, Yankees – $40,000,000
2. Mike Trout, Angels – $37,116,667
3. Juan Soto, Yankees – $31,000,000
4. Cody Bellinger, Cubs − $27,500,000
5. Christian Yelich, Brewers – $24,170,234
6. George Springer, Blue Jays – $24,166,667
7. Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers – $23,500,000
t-8. Ian Happ, Cubs – $21,000,000
t-8. Seiya Suzuki, Cubs – $21,000,000
10. Starling Marte, Mets – $20,750,000
11. Brandon Nimmo, Mets – $20,500,000
12. Nick Castellanos, Phillies – $20,000,000
13. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox – $18,600,000
14. Michael Conforto, Giants – $18,000,000
15. Andrew Benintendi, White Sox – $17,100,000
t-16. Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves – $17,000,000
t-16. Mitch Haniger, Mariners – $17,000,000
18, Byron Buxton Twins – $15,142,857
19. Chris Taylor, Dodgers – $13,000,000
20. Luis Robert Jr., White Sox – $12,500,000
21. Julio Rodríguez, Mariners – $12,185,714
t-22. Kyle Tucker, Astros – $12,000,000
t-22. Avisaíl García, Marlins – $12,000,000
24. Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres – $11,714,286
25. Anthony Santander, Orioles – $11,700,000
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