Major League Baseball often sees teams pay very big money to players. With mega-contracts becoming more and more common, the payrolls of teams across the league are growing year over year.
So who is the highest-player player on each MLB team’s 2023 Opening Day roster?
Highest-Paid MLB Player on Each Team’s Opening Day Roster
| RANK | TEAM | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Mets | Max Scherzer | $43.3 million |
| Justin Verlander | $43.3 million | ||
| 2 | New York Yankees | Aaron Judge | $40 million |
| 3 | Los Angeles Angels | Anthony Rendon | $38.6 million |
| 4 | Texas Rangers | Corey Seager | $35.5 million |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | Miguel Cabrera | $32 million |
| San Diego Padres | Manny Machado | $32 million | |
| 7 | Houston Astros | Alex Bregman | $30.2 million |
| 8 | Colorado Rockies | Kris Bryant | $28 million |
| 9 | Philadelphia Phillies | Bryce Harper | $27.5 million |
| 10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Freddie Freeman | $27 million |
| 11 | St. Louis Cardinals | Paul Goldschmidt | $26 million |
| 12 | Chicago Cubs | Marcus Stroman | $25 million |
| Cincinnati Reds | Joey Votto | $25 million | |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | Patrick Corbin | $24.4 million |
| 15 | Toronto Blue Jays | George Springer | $24.2 million |
| 16 | Milwaukee Brewers | Christian Yelich | $22 million |
| 17 | Atlanta Braves | Matt Olson | $21 million |
| Seattle Mariners | Robbie Ray | $21 million | |
| 19 | Boston Red Sox | Trevor Story | $20 million |
| Kansas City Royals | Salvador Perez | $20 million | |
| 21 | San Franciso Giants | Joc Pederson | $19.7 million |
| 22 | Chicago White Sox | Lance Lynn | $18.5 million |
| 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Madison Bumgarner | $18 million |
| 24 | Cleveland Guardians | Josh Bell | $16.5 million |
| 25 | Minnesota Twins | Byron Buxton | $15.1 million |
| 26 | Miami Marlins | Jorge Soler | $15 million |
| 27 | Tampa Bay Rays | Zach Eflin | $11 million |
| 28 | Baltimore Orioles | Kyle Gibson | $10 million |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ke'Bryan Hayes | $10 million | |
| 30 | Oakland Athletics | Trevor May | $7 million |
Who Is the Highest-Paid Player in Major League Baseball?
Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, both of the New York Mets, share the title of highest-paid player in 2023. They will each make $43.3 million this season.
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