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Who is the highest-paid outfielder in MLB? Aaron Judge sets pace for top salaries in 2024.

Scott Boeck, USA TODAY
·2 min read

All rise!

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 highest-paid MLB outfielders in 2024?

Here's the top 25:

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

Who is highest-paid MLB player at each position in 2024?

  • Catcher: J.T. Realmuto, Phillies – $23.9 million

  • First base: Kris Bryant, Rockies – $28 million

  • Second base: José Altuve, Astros – $29.0 million

  • Shortstop: Corey Seager, Rangers – $35 million

  • Third base: Anthony Rendon, Angels – $38.6 million

  • Center fielder: Aaron Judge, Yankees – $40 million

  • Left fielder: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers – $23.5 million

  • Right fielder: Juan Soto, Yankees – $31.1 million

  • Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers – $70 million

  • Starting pitchers: Max Scherzer, Rangers and Justin Verlander, Astros – $43.3 million

  • Relief pitcher: Josh Hader, Astros − $19.0 million

Top 10 highest-paid at each position

1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | C | DH | P

Source: USA TODAY Sports, Cot's Baseball Contracts

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Highest-paid MLB outfielder: Biggest OF salaries for 2024 season