It took just one year for Juan Soto to set a new record for the largest contract in sports history. His 15-year, $765 million pact with the Mets is worth about $300 million more than Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million agreement with the Dodgers. Over the years, athletes’ salaries have skyrocketed amid billion-dollar television deals.
The largest overall contract values primarily belong to baseball players. Soto became the 17th player across the four North American professional sports leagues to have a deal worth at least $300 million; 15 of those are in MLB. Interestingly, every player who’s signed a $300 million deal is still active.
Here is the complete list of players with contracts worth at least $300 million:
1. Juan Soto: 15 years, $765M, New York Mets
2. Shohei Ohtani: 10 years, $700M, Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Patrick Mahomes: 10 years, $450M, Kansas City Chiefs
4. Mike Trout: 12 years, $426.5M, Los Angeles Angels
5. Mookie Betts: 12 years, $365M, Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Aaron Judge: 9 years, $360M, New York Yankees
7. Manny Machado: 11 years, $350M, San Diego Padres
8. Francisco Lindor: 10 years, $341M, New York Mets
9. Fernando TatÃs Jr. : 14 years, $340M, San Diego Padres
10. Bryce Harper: 13 years, $330M, Philadelphia Phillies
11. Giancarlo Stanton: 13 years, $325M, New York Yankees
11. Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 12 years, $325M, Los Angeles Dodgers
11. Corey Seager: 10 years, $325M, Texas Rangers
14. Gerrit Cole: 9 years, $324M, New York Yankees
15. Jayson Tatum: 5 years, $313.9M, Boston Celtics
16. Rafael Devers: 10 years, $313.5M, Boston Red Sox
17. Trea Turner: 11 years, $300M, Philadelphia Phillies
