Mike Trout Is MLB’s Highest-Paid Player For 2018
Jan 19, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:23 am
(Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
(Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
(Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is having a great 2018.
The Score reports that Trout will be Major League Baseball’s top-paid player this year.
Finally, #Angels Mike Trout will be baseball's highest-paid player in 2018 https://t.co/KHFQ4HHsVm via @USATODAY
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) January 18, 2018
His 2017 salary was $20.083 million. In 2018, Trout will be taking home a reported $34.083 million. It’s all part of his six-year, $144.5-million contract, where he gets paid the most in base salary.
The 26-year-old will be surpassed by Zack Greinke, whose contract for 2019 will get him $34.5 million.
