![7 highest-earning MLB players of 2023, ranked: Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani signed a record-breaking deal with the LA Dodgers – but who else raked in millions, on and off the field? 7 highest-earning MLB players of 2023, ranked: Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani signed a record-breaking deal with the LA Dodgers – but who else raked in millions, on and off the field?](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/d8/images/canvas/2024/01/04/58453314-a193-43b7-bcb1-5aa31792491b_cdfa7991.jpg?itok=ZYOEY23A&v=1704359479)
7 highest-earning MLB players of 2023, ranked: Japanese baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani signed a record-breaking deal with the LA Dodgers – but who else raked in millions, on and off the field?
![Being baseball's highest-paid player: Ohtani is latest in long line of record setters - The Athletic Being baseball's highest-paid player: Ohtani is latest in long line of record setters - The Athletic](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2023/12/18215145/USATSI_22105582-1-scaled.jpg)
Being baseball's highest-paid player: Ohtani is latest in long line of record setters - The Athletic
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MLB's highest-paid players 2024: Largest contracts for next year as Shohei Ohtani opts for massive deferrals - CBSSports.com
![Sportico on X: "MLB HIGHEST-PAID PLAYERS 2023: Shohei Ohtani will earn a projected $70 million in 2023, including his Angels salary- it is a record for an MLB player https://t.co/gRxnafRPth https://t.co/IWErS6TZ69" / Sportico on X: "MLB HIGHEST-PAID PLAYERS 2023: Shohei Ohtani will earn a projected $70 million in 2023, including his Angels salary- it is a record for an MLB player https://t.co/gRxnafRPth https://t.co/IWErS6TZ69" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsTjo65XsAILggr.jpg:large)
Sportico on X: "MLB HIGHEST-PAID PLAYERS 2023: Shohei Ohtani will earn a projected $70 million in 2023, including his Angels salary- it is a record for an MLB player https://t.co/gRxnafRPth https://t.co/IWErS6TZ69" /
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Shohei Ohtani becomes world's highest-paid athlete after signing lucrative contract with Dodgers - CBSSports.com
![Being baseball's highest-paid player: Ohtani is latest in long line of record setters - The Athletic Being baseball's highest-paid player: Ohtani is latest in long line of record setters - The Athletic](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2023/12/18210006/AP97040403726.jpg)