MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani is projected to be the highest-paid player in history during this upcoming baseball season, according to Forbes’s Justin Birnbaum.
The current Angels pitcher is set to earn $30 million on the field this season, along with $35 million just from endorsements. This is quite the jump from him earning just $6 million in endorsements in 2021 and $20 million last season. He currently has 13 partnerships with a mixture of American and Japanese companies, such as Seiko Watch, New Balance and Fanatics.
In comparison to Ohtani’s record numbers off the field, the MLB star with the next most endorsement earnings is Yankees’ Aaron Judge, who is set to earn around $4.5 million off the field this year. Last year, Phillies’ Bryce Harper earned $6.5 million in endorsements, and that is the next highest amount in recent memory.
