Who Is The Highest Paid Baseball Player In 2021?

The highest paid baseball player in 2021 is Mike Trout, who will make $37.67 million dollars in salary and endorsements.

Mike Trout – Los Angeles Angels

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels is the highest paid baseball player in 2021, with an annual salary of $37.67 million.

Trout has been with the Angels since his debut in 2011, and has been a key player on the team ever since. In 2012, he was named the American League Rookie of the Year, and he has gone on to be named an All-Star eight times. He is a three-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award, and he was also named the AL Most Valuable Player in 2014 and 2016.

In addition to his salary, Trout also has a number of endorsement deals that add to his overall earnings. He has deals with brands like Nike, Rawlings, and Topps, among others.

While Trout is the highest paid baseball player in 2021, he is not the highest paid athlete in all of professional sports. That distinction goes to NBA star LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, who will earn $88.7 million this year.

Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees

Gerrit Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cole was an All-Star in 2015, 2016, and 2019. He finished fourth in the National League (NL) Cy Young Award voting in 2015 and 2019, and fifth in 2016.

Stephen Strasburg – Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg is the highest paid baseball player in the 2021 season. Strasburg signed a 7-year, $245 million contract extension with the Nationals in December of 2020. This contract extension will keep him with the Nationals through the 2027 season.

Strasburg was originally drafted by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his Major League debut in 2010 and was named National League Rookie of the Year. Strasburg has been named an All-Star three times in his career (2012, 2014, 2019) and was the World Series MVP in 2019 when he helped lead the Nationals to their first World Series title.

Max Scherzer – Washington Nationals

Max Scherzer, who plays for the Washington Nationals, is the highest paid baseball player in 2021. He signed a seven-year contract worth $210 million in 2015. He will earn an annual salary of $30 million in 2021. Scherzer has won three Cy Young Awards and is a five-time All-Star.

Zack Greinke – Houston Astros

Zack Greinke is a right-handed American baseball pitcher who plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. In 2019, he became the 21st pitcher in MLB history to record 200 career wins. He is also a six-time All-Star and was the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner. Greinke was born on October 30, 1983, in Orlando, Florida. He played baseball and football in high school and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2002. He made his MLB debut with the Royals in 2004 and helped them win the World Series in 2015. Greinke signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks prior to the 2016 season and won a career-high 13 games that year. He was traded to the Astros in 2018 and won his 200th career game with them in 2019. Greinke is currently the highest-paid baseball player, earning an annual salary of $34.4 million.