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In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history, as well as a record 13 years with the highest AAV.
This is a list of the largest sports contracts. These figures include signing bonuses but exclude options, buyouts, and the endorsement deals. This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing.
As with the prior example, this cannot occur with players who spend a full season in a rookie or Class A (short season) league. Per the current collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the Players Association, effective as of the 2022 season, a player may be optioned to the minor leagues no more than five times in a given season. [15]
The contract’s total value can reach $377.7 million over a 14-year period, per Passan. Witt, just 23, enjoyed a career season in 2023 , with 30 home runs and 49 stolen bases. He’s the first ...
When news of Shohei Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers was reported on Dec. 9, 2023, he broke the record for largest deal in MLB history in both total value and average annual value.
The only of the four major sports with no salary cap, top MLB salaries have skyrocketed over recent years ... All of New York's young aces are on their initial contracts -- making Matt Harvey the ...
The draft order was based on the reverse order of the 2021 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 2021 MLB Draft. [2] Zach Neto made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels on April 15, 2023, making him the first player from the 2022 draft to make his major league debut.
That’s why, according to Jomboy Media’s Dalton Feely, Ohtani’s $70 million average annual salary exceeds the current 2024 team payrolls for eight teams: the Cleveland Guardians ($66.9 ...