Baseball's Top 10 Highest-Paid Players In 2016
The highest-paid player in baseball for the second straight year is Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who will make $32.8 million, including an estimated $800,000 off the field from sponsors like Under Armour, Wilson and FantasyDraft.
The rest of the list goes as follows:
1. Clayton Kershaw
2016 Earnings: $32.8 million
2. David Price
2016 Earnings: $30.5 million
3. Miguel Cabrera
2016 Earnings: $30 million
4. Justin Verlander
2016 Earnings: $28.6 million
5. Yoenis Cespedes
2016 Earnings: $28.1 million
6. Albert Pujols
2016 Earnings: $27 million
7. Robinson Cano
2016 Earnings: $27 million
8. Josh Hamilton
2016 Earnings: $26.2 million
9. CC Sabathia
2016 Earnings: $25.7 million
10. Ryan Howard
2016 Earnings: $25.6 million
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