Basketball has been around for over 170 years and gains more popularity than ever before. Arguably, most of the people declared it one of the best sports as youngsters who pushed towards baseball become the best athletes. Thus, the baseball popularity continues to go sky high and the players are getting pretty much millions as their salaries.
Most Richest Baseball Players in the World
No doubt, the professional players are widely known for their outstanding performances, but they also have gone famous for receiving big salaries each season. The highest salary mostly the dreamy figures. It turns out the professional players to the richest baseball players. We have listed down the top 10 richest baseball players in the world, these all according to their current wealth status.
1. Bud Selig – Net Worth: $400 Million
Bud Selig has adorned the richest baseball player crown for having the massive sum of $400 Million. Bud Selig is currently serving as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball. Through this, he racks million. He has earned the most part of his net worth for being the owner of Executive Counsel and Milwaukee Braves.
2. Alex Rodriguez – Net Worth: $350 Million
Alex Rodriguez announced to be the runner-up for having the hefty collection of $350 million. His net worth annually experienced the rise of almost $33 million which is all from his baseball career. Alex Rodriguez, commonly known as “A-Rod” is the professional baseball shortstop player. He played 22 seasons for Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.
3. Derek Jeter – Net Worth: $185 Million
With the staggering figure of $185 million, Derek Jeter has received the 3rd rank on our list of top 10 richest baseball players. While digging out details about the Derek annual income, he allegedly receives $30 million as the baseball player salary and added $5 million from endorsement brands.
4. Ichiro Suzuki – Net Worth: $120 Million
Ichiro Suzuki, referred to as Ichiro, is the only Japanese Professional Baseball player in the list. He spent nine years with Orix Blue Waves and played for over 12 years for Seattle Marine. At the age of 18, he made his debut in Japanese Pacific League and then spent several years to resolve his strange swing while playing for Blue Wave. The 44-years old baseball outfielder is the first one in the MLB history who introduced to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
5. Randy Johnson – Net Worth: $115 Million
With the $115 million net worth, Randy Johnson is engrossing territories for being the 5th richest baseball player. Randy Johnson aka The Big Unit is the former American Baseball pitcher who played for Seattle Mariners for over 22 seasons.
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6. Albert Pujols – Net Worth: $110 Million
At 6th in the line, the Dominican-born Professional American baseball player made his appearance for having the total net worth of $110 Million. After making his debut in 2001, he played over 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. Albert is heavily known for being the most consistently high performing baseball player of all the time. Rumors have revealed his salary which is about $24 million and the additional $7 million from endorsement pumps his net worth to $110 million in seven years.
7. Chipper Jones – Net Worth: $110 Million
Again the same net worth, but a higher rank. Chipper Jones has secured the 7th position while listing the richest baseball players. Larry Wayne Jones Jr. has emerged as a most famous baseball player with the name “Chipper Jones”. The American professional baseball player picked up in 1990 draft and renowned for being the third batsman for Atlanta Braves.
8. Joey Votto – Net Worth: $110 Million
Next up on our list of richest baseball players features the name of Canadian Professional Baseball player, Joey Votto. Since his breakthrough in 2007, the first batsman for the Cincinnati Reds has popped-up many eyeballs with his achievements and annual salary. He won the Top O’Neil Awards seven times and also the five-time winner of MLB All-Star. Joey has received the annual salary of $22 million.
9. Manny Ramirez – Net Worth: $110 Million
Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida who is shortly known as Manny Ramirez is the famous Dominican-American professional baseball player. He is running his baseball career as an outfielder for Kōchi Fighting Dogs. While he has played for Major League Baseball (MLB) for over 19 seasons. He was considered the best offensive player. Manny has grabbed almost $20.5 million per year salary for being the best of his generation.
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10. Miguel Cabrera – Net Worth: $110 Million
Let’s get started. Miguel Cabrera has just joined the list of top 10 richest baseball players. José Miguel Cabrera Torres, commonly known as “Miggy” is the professional Venezuelan baseball player. He made his professional debut in 2003 and becomes the winner of four-time LA Batting Champion and two-time American League Most Valuable Player. He is the first batsman for the Detroit Tigers. Miggy has signed an 8 years long-running career with a total of $248,000,000. This figure has been pushing Miguel Cabrera upward in the list of richest baseball players.
