Who is highest-paid outfielder in MLB? Top salaries in 2025.

In December, he agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, the largest deal in professional sports history. His salary in 2025 will be $61.88 million, easily making him the highest-paid player in baseball.

The deal also didn’t include a penny of deferred money with a $75 million signing bonus, along with an opt-out after the fifth year.

Soto’s deal is more than $300 million richer than any contract in the history of baseball.

Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract last year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but with $680 million deferred, it lowered the present-day value to about $460 million.

Soto’s average annual salary of $51 million is also a record for a baseball player.

Who are the highest-paid MLB outfielders in 2025?

(In present-day value calculated by MLB)

1. Juan Soto, Mets − $61,875,000
2. Aaron Judge, Yankees − $40,000,000
3. Mike Trout, Angels − $37,116,667
4. Jose Altuve, Astros − $33,000,000
5. Cody Bellinger, Yankees − $27,500,000
6. George Springer, Blue Jays − $24,166,667
7. Christian Yelich, Brewers − $24,092,771
8. Ian Happ, Cubs − $21,000,000
9. Starling Marte, Mets − $20,750,000
10. Fernando Tatis, Jr., Padres − $20,714,286
11. Brandon Nimmo, Mets − $20,500,000
12. Julio Rodriguez, Mariners − $20,185,714
13. Nick Castellanos, Phillies − $20,000,000
14. Seiya Suzuki, Cubs − $19,000,000
15. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox − $18,600,000