Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the highest earning baseball player in Major League Baseball in 2024. The Japanese pitcher and hitter earned an estimated 62 million U.S. dollars in on- and off-field earnings in that year.
Highest paid players in Major League Baseball in 2024, by earnings from salary and endorsements
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Salary
Endorsements
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2
60
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Los Angeles Dodgers)
55
4
Max Scherzer (Texas Rangers)
52
1
Aaron Judge (New York Yankees)
40
5
Justin Verlander (Houston Astros)
43.3
0.8
Jose Altuve (Houston Astros)
41
2
Jacob deGrom (Texas Rangers)
40
0.3
Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels)
35.5
4.5
Anthony Rendon (Los Angeles Angels)
38
0.1
Corey Seager (Texas Rangers)
34.5
3
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Forbes. (March 26, 2024). Highest paid players in Major League Baseball in 2024, by earnings from salary and endorsements (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251529/highest-paid-mlb-players/
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Forbes. "Highest Paid Players in Major League Baseball in 2024, by Earnings from Salary and Endorsements (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251529/highest-paid-mlb-players/
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