Richest Baseball Athletes

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Net worth
1	Shohei OhtaniBaseball · Designated hitter / Pitcher	Baseball	Japan	NPB All-Starx7	$150M
2	Juan SotoBaseball · Outfielder	Baseball	Dominican Republic	4× All-Starx4	$122M
3	Bryce HarperBaseball · Right fielder / First baseman	Baseball	United States	8× All-Starx4	$110M
4	Freddie FreemanBaseball · First baseman	Baseball	United States	9× All-Starx6	$80M
5	Francisco LindorBaseball · Shortstop	Baseball	Puerto Rico	5× All-Starx5	$75M
6	Jacob deGromBaseball · Pitcher	Baseball	United States	5× All-Starx5	$70M
7	Mookie BettsBaseball · Outfielder / Shortstop / Second baseman	Baseball	United States	8× All-Starx5	$70M
8	José AltuveBaseball · Second baseman	Baseball	Venezuela	9× All-Starx10	$66M
9	Aaron JudgeBaseball · Right fielder	Baseball	United States	7× All-Starx6	$50M
10	Gerrit ColeBaseball · Pitcher	Baseball	United States	6× All-Starx5	$50M
11	Manny MachadoBaseball · Third baseman / Shortstop	Baseball	Dominican Republic	7× All-Starx5	$50M
12	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.Baseball · First baseman	Baseball	Dominican Republic	5× All-Starx5	$40M
13	Ronald Acuña Jr.Baseball · Outfielder	Baseball	Venezuela	5× All-Starx5	$35M
14	Bobby Witt Jr.Baseball · Shortstop	Baseball	United States	2× All-Starx5	$27M
15	Mike TroutBaseball · Center fielder / Designated hitter	Baseball	United States	11× All-Starx5	$25M
16	Yordan AlvarezBaseball · Designated hitter / Left fielder	Baseball	Cuba	3× All-Starx4	$15M
17	Fernando Tatís Jr.Baseball · Right fielder / Second baseman / Shortstop	Baseball	Dominican Republic	3× All-Starx3	$10M
18	Gunnar HendersonBaseball · Shortstop / Third baseman	Baseball	United States	All-Starx3	$8M
19	José RamírezBaseball · Third baseman	Baseball	Dominican Republic	7× All-Starx1	$8M
20	Paul SkenesBaseball · Pitcher	Baseball	United States	2× All-Starx5	$5M

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 20 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-08-01.