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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.
Homerun hero Aaron Judge signed a nine-year, $360 million contract with the New York Yankees, making it one of the biggest deals in baseball history. Announced on December 7, 2022, the deal came ...
Overview of largest sports contracts Rank Name Organization Sport Length of contract Contract value Average per year (USD) Average per game/event [a] (USD) Ref. 1 Juan Soto: New York Mets: Baseball: 15 years (2025–2039) $765,000,000 $51,000,000 $314,814 [1] 2 Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Dodgers: 10 years (2024–2033) [b] $700,000,000 ...
How his deal compares to MLB's biggest contracts, by total value: Juan Soto agreed to a record-deal 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets. Who is the highest-paid MLB player, by total value?
Juan Soto watches his solo home run in Game 2 of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium. He hit .327 this past postseason for the Yankees with four homers, nine RBI and a 1.102 OPS in 14 games.
Viewed as expendable by the Tigers, Easley became the most expensive player cut loose in baseball history when he was released with $14.3 million still owed on his contract. [5] Shortly after his release from the Tigers, Easley signed as a bargain free agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. [6]
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.
Soto's is also the longest contract in MLB history, passing Fernando Tatis' 14-year, $340 million contract with the San Diego Padres. By most standards, Soto is the new high point of MLB contracts.