MLB's highest-paid center fielders for 2024 season: Ranking CF by salary
Who are the highest-paid center fielders in Major League Baseball for the 2024 season?
Some center fielders in baseball make a lot of money, but the position doesn't have as much depth of players making a lot of money as others in MLB, with 11 center fielders currently set to make at least $10 million in the 2024 baseball season, led by a center fielder who is earning $37.1 million in salary this season.
There are 16 center fielders under contract to earn at least $5 million in salary in 2024.
Here's a look at the Top 10 center fielders in the league, ranked by 2024 payroll salary, per spotrac.com, a site that tracks MLB player contracts (through March 11, 2024).
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Who is the highest-paid center fielder in baseball?
The Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout is currently the highest-paid center fielder in MLB, with a salary of $37.1 million this season.
His current contract has a total value of $426.5 million over 12 years.
Which MLB center fielders will make the most in 2024?
Trout has company on the list of the top-paid center fielders in baseball.
The Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger is second among the highest-paid MLB center fielders with a salary of $27.5 million in 2024, while the Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner is third at $27.3 million.
He is followed by the New York Mets' Staring Marte at $20.8 million.
Brandon Nimmo of the New York Mets comes in fifth, with a salary of $20.5 million this season, with Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins sixth, at $15.1 million.
MLB's highest-paid center fielders in 2024:
1. Los Angeles Angels CF Mike Trout: $37.1 million
2. Chicago Cubs CF Cody Bellinger: $27.5 million
3. Philadelphia Phillies CF Trea Turner: $27.3 million
4. New York Mets CF Starling Marte: $20.8 million
5. New York Mets CF Brandon Nimmo: $20.5 million
6. Minnesota Twins CF Byron Buxton: $15.1 million
7. Chicago White Sox CF Luis Robert Jr.: $12.5 million
8. Seattle Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez.: $11.9 million
9. Toronto Blue Jays CF Kevin Kiermaier: $10.5 million
9. New York Mets CF Harrison Bader: $10.5 million
- Source: spotrac.com
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