The Highest-Paid MLB Player on Every Team

Major League Baseball had a tumultuous offseason, with the owners locking out the players in a contract stalemate. But on March 10 — about three weeks after spring training was supposed to have started — the two sides reached agreement on a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, ending the 90-day lockout and starting the clock on the 2022 season.

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The labor deal also triggered a rush to sign free agents, with two of the biggest prizes — Freddie Freeman and Carlos Correa — signing lucrative deals with new teams.

GOBankingRates looked at the salaries for all 30 Major League Baseball teams to find the highest-paid player on each team. The data revealed a few surprises and confirmed what we knew: the big-market teams outpace the smaller-market teams in spending in a large way.

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The list contains players at the top of their game and some who continue to earn huge sums of money even at the end of their careers. Who’s the highest-paid player in MLB and on your team?

Read on to see the full list.

• Age: 32
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $23 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $23 million
• Adjusted Salary: $18 million

• Age: 38
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $20 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $20 million
• Adjusted Salary: $20 million

• Age: 30
• Position: Designated Hitter
• Base Salary: $8 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $8 million
• Adjusted Salary: $8 million

• Age: 29
• Position: Shortstop
• Base Salary: $20 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $20 million
• Adjusted Salary: $20 million

• Age: 31
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $25 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $25 million
• Adjusted Salary: $25 million

• Age: 35
• Position: First Base
• Base Salary: $18 million
• Signing Bonus: $1.67 million
• Payroll Salary: $19.67 million
• Adjusted Salary: $19.67 million

• Age: 38
• Position: First Base
• Base Salary: $25 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $25 million
• Adjusted Salary: $25 million

• Age: 29
• Position: Third Base
• Base Salary: $12 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $12 million
• Adjusted Salary: $12 million

• Age: 36
• Position: Right Field
• Base Salary: $21 million
• Signing Bonus: $333,333
• Payroll Salary: $21.33 million
• Adjusted Salary: $21.33 million

• Age: 39
• Position: Designated Hitter
• Base Salary: $32 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $32 million
• Adjusted Salary: $32 million

• Age: 32
• Position: Second Base
• Base Salary: $26 million
• Signing Bonus: $3 million
• Payroll Salary: $29 million
• Adjusted Salary: $29 million

• Age: 32
• Position: Catcher
• Base Salary: $18 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $18 million
• Adjusted Salary: $18 million

• Age: 30
• Position: Center Field
• Base Salary: $35.45 million
• Signing Bonus: $1.67 million
• Payroll Salary: $37.12 million
• Adjusted Salary: $37.12 million

• Age: 32
• Position: First Base
• Base Salary: $27 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $27 million
• Adjusted Salary: $27 million

• Age: 31
• Position: Right Field
• Base Salary: $12 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $12 million
• Adjusted Salary: $12 million

• Age: 30
• Position: Left Field
• Base Salary: $26 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $26 million
• Adjusted Salary: $22 million

• Age: 27
• Position: Shortstop
• Base Salary: $35.1 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $35.1 million
• Adjusted Salary: $35.1 million

• Age: 37
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $43.33 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $43.33 million
• Adjusted Salary: $43.33 million

• Age: 31
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $36 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $36 million
• Adjusted Salary: $36 million

• Age: 31
• Position: Right Field
• Base Salary: $7.25 million
• Signing Bonus: $333,334
• Payroll Salary: $7.58 million
• Adjusted Salary: $7.58 million

• Age: 29
• Position: Right Field
• Base Salary: $26 million
• Signing Bonus: $1.54 million
• Payroll Salary: $27.54 million
• Adjusted Salary: $27.54 million

• Age: 33
• Position: Catcher
• Base Salary: $5 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $5 million
• Adjusted Salary: $5 million

• Age: 29
• Position: Third Base
• Base Salary: $30 million
• Signing Bonus: $2 million
• Payroll Salary: $32 million
• Adjusted Salary: $32 million

• Age: 29
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $21.5 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $21.5 million
• Adjusted Salary: $21.5 million

• Age: 30
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $21 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $21 million
• Adjusted Salary: $21 million

• Age: 31
• Position: Third Base
• Base Salary: $35 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $35 million
• Adjusted Salary: $29.43 million

• Age: 32
• Position: Center Field
• Base Salary: $12 million
• Signing Bonus: $166,668
• Payroll Salary: $12.17 million
• Adjusted Salary: $12.17 million

• Age: 28
• Position: Shortstop
• Base Salary: $32.5 million
• Signing Bonus: $500,000
• Payroll Salary: $33 million
• Adjusted Salary: $33 million

• Age: 32
• Position: Center Field
• Base Salary: $28 million
• Signing Bonus: $1.67 million
• Payroll Salary: $29.67 million
• Adjusted Salary: $29.67 million

• Age: 33
• Position: Starting Pitcher
• Base Salary: $35 million
• Signing Bonus: $0
• Payroll Salary: $35 million
• Adjusted Salary: $23.57 million

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_{Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used Spotrac’s Major League Baseball (MLB) team payrolls for the 2022 season to find the highest-paid player on every MLB team in terms of adjusted salary. For each team, GOBankingRates found (1) the name of the highest-paid player in terms of adjusted salary; (2) the player’s age; (3) position played; (4) base salary; (5) signing bonus; (6) payroll salary; and (7) adjusted salary. Note: An adjusted salary reflects the money the player has agreed to defer to a later payment date. All data was collected on March 23, 2022, and up to date as of April 3, 2022.}