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MLB's highest-paid players by team for 2024 season

jeremy cluff, arizona republic
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Who are the highest-paid players on each team in Major League Baseball for the 2024 season?

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the highest-paid player this season, with Shohei Ohtani earning $70 million in payroll salary.

What other players are the highest paid players on their MLB teams?

Which MLB team's highest-paid player is making the least?

Here's a look at the highest-paid baseball players in the league by team, ranked by the team with the player with the highest 2024 payroll salary to the lowest, per spotrac.com, a site that tracks MLB player contracts (through March 11, 2024).

MLB's highest-paid players in 2024: Starting pitchers | Relief pitchers | Catchers | Infielders | First basemen | Second basemen | Third basemen | Shortstops | Outfielders | Right fielders | Center fielders | Left fielders | Highest paid players: Overall | By position | By team

Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is the highest paid player on his team and one of the highest paid players in MLB.
Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin is the highest paid player on his team and one of the highest paid players in MLB.

MLB's highest-paid players by team in 2024.

  • Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani, SP/DH, $70 million

  • Texas Rangers: Max Scherzer, SP, $43.3 million

  • Houston Astros: Justin Verlander, SP, $43.3 million

  • New York Yankees: Aaron Judge, RF, $40 million

  • Los Angeles Angels: Anthony Rendon, 3B, $38.6 million

  • Washington Nationals: Patrick Corbin, SP, $35.4 million

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Nolan Arenado, 3B, $35 million

  • New York Mets: Francisco Lindor, SS, $34.1 million

  • Minnesota Twins: Carlos Correa, SS, $33.3 million

  • Boston Red Sox: Rafael Devers, 3B, $29.3 million

  • Colorado Rockies: Kris Bryant, OF, $28 million

  • Philadelphia Phillies: Bryce Harper, 1B, $27.5 million

  • Chicago Cubs: Cody Bellinger, CF, $27.5 million

  • Milwaukee Brewers: Christian Yelich, LF, $26 million

  • San Diego Padres: Xander Bogaerts, 2B, $25.5 million

  • Detroit Tigers: Javier Baez, SS, $25 million

  • Chicago White Sox: Yoan Moncada, 3B, $24. 8 million

  • Seattle Mariners: Luis Castillo, SP, $24.2 million

  • Toronto Blue Jays: George Springer, RF, $24.2 million

  • San Francisco Giants: Robbie Ray, SP, $24 million

  • Atlanta Braves: Matt Olson, 1B, $22 million

  • Kansas City Royals: Salvador Perez, C, $20 million

  • Cleveland Guardians: Jose Ramirez, 3B, $17 million

  • Miami Marlins: Josh Bell, 1B, $16.5 million

  • Baltimore Orioles: Corbin Burnes, SP, $15.6 million

  • Cincinnati Reds: Jeimer Candelario, 3B, $15 million

  • Arizona Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, $14 million

  • Oakland Athletics: Ross Stripling, SP, $12.5 million

  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Marco Gonzalez, SP, $12.25 million

  • Tampa Bay Rays: Zach Eflin, SP, $11 million

- Source: spotrac.com

NFL's highest-paid players in 2024: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Offensive linemen | D-linemen | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Linebackers | Edge rushers | Highest paid players: Overall | By position | By team

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: MLB's highest-paid players by team rankings for 2024 season