US media “Sportico” announced… Significantly improved rank from outside the top 100
On the 7th (8th Japan time), the American media outlet Sportico announced the “100 highest-paid athletes” for 2023. Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani ranked 16th, ranking him first in baseball. The ranking has significantly improved from outside the top 100 in 2022. No Japanese player other than Ohtani was ranked.
Otani’s salary was 30 million dollars (approximately 4.44 billion yen) and endorsements (advertisement revenue) were 40 million dollars (approximately 5.926 billion yen), for a total of 70 million dollars (approximately 10.37 billion yen). In addition to Ohtani, 13 players from the baseball world are ranked, including Angels outfielder Mike Trout (58th) and infielder Anthony Rendon (69th).
1st place is Cristiano Ronaldo ($275 million = 40.74 billion yen), 2nd place is Jon Rahm ($203 million = 30.07 billion yen), and 3rd place is Lionel Messi (130 million yen) million dollars = 19.25 billion yen). Looking at each sport, 40 people from the basketball world made it into the rankings, the most.
○ Top 100 ranked players in baseball world
16th Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) $70 million
20. Max Scherzer (Rangers) $60.8 million
48. Justin Verlander (Astros) $44.5 million
49. Aaron Judge (Yankees) $44 million
58. Mike Trout (Angels) $40.5 million
69. Anthony Rendon (Angels) $38.3 million
76. Gerrit Cole (Yankees) $37.5 million
76. Corey Seager (Rangers) $37.5 million
79. Carlos Correa (Twins) $37 million
92. Stephen Strasburg (Nationals) $33.6 million
94. Bryce Harper (Phillies) $33.2 million
97. Miguel Cabrera (Tigers) $32.8 million
99. Giancarlo Stanton (Yankees) $32.6 million
(Full-Count Editorial Department)
2024-02-08 09:02:20
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