Star player Shohei Ohtani isn’t just successful on the field, as this year he’s expected to set a new mark for a major league baseball athlete with an estimated $65 million.
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The specialist magazine Forbes published on Tuesday a ranking of the Manfred Circuit players who will earn the most money, salary and sponsorship contracts together. Additionally, whoever led Japan to great honors at the last World Classic will get their hands on $35 million in advertising alone. The Los Angeles Angels pitcher and outfielder has contracts with 13 companies, including Boss, Seiko Watch and Kowa in Japan, and Topps and Fanatics in the United States.
2021 American League MVP Ohtani signed a one-year, $30 million contract extension in October to avoid a salary arbitration.
“Annually, Shohei’s commercial impact in the Japanese market will be tantamount to tens of millions of dollars as he is first a cultural icon at home and later a baseball player,” explained the same source. Chris Davis, the chief marketing officer for New Balance, another company associated with the Japanese athlete. He will likely be the first and only baseball player of his generation to be able to achieve this level of commercial impact for a brand.”
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Rounding out Forbes’ top five list are Max Scherzer (Mets, $59.3 million), Aaron Judge (Yankees, $44.5 million), Justin Verlander (Mets, $44.3 million dollars) and Mike Trout (Angels, $39.5 million); However, most of their income, unlike the leader, comes from the compensation offered by their respective organization. Also, the top 5 order is made up entirely of men pursuing their careers in the New York or Los Angeles markets.
Seats 6-10 are Anthony Rendon (Angels, $38.2M), Gerrit Cole (Yankees, $36.5M), Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins, $37M), Corey Seager (Texas Rangers, $36M). ) and Nolan Arenado (St. Louis Cardinals, $35.2 million). The amounts collected do not take into account any expenses incurred, such as paying agents, or any performance bonuses that may be paid during the year.