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Who are the highest-paid left fielders in Major League Baseball for the 2025 season?
Some left fielders are extremely well compensated compared to others at their position, with 13 left fielders currently set to make at least $10 million per season in average annual salary, led by a left fielder who is earning $26.9 million in salary per season.
There are 17 left fielders currently under contract to earn at least $5 million in salary per season.
Here's a look at the top 10 left fielders in the league, ranked by average annual payroll salary, per spotrac.com, a site that tracks MLB player contracts (through March 13, 2025).
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The Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich is currently the highest-paid left fielder in MLB, with a salary of $26.9 million per season.
His contract has a total value of $188.5 million over seven years.
What changed? MLB's highest-paid left fielders for 2024 season
Yelich has company on the list of the top-paid left fielders in baseball.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez is second among the highest-paid MLB left fielders with a salary of $22 million per season, while the Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ is third at $20.3 million.
He is followed by the Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber at 19.8 million per season.
Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros comes in fifth, with an average annual salary of $19.2 million.
- Source: spotrac.com
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Some left fielders are extremely well compensated compared to others at their position, with 13 left fielders currently set to make at least $10 million per season in average annual salary, led by a left fielder who is earning $26.9 million in salary per season.
There are 17 left fielders currently under contract to earn at least $5 million in salary per season.
Here's a look at the top 10 left fielders in the league, ranked by average annual payroll salary, per spotrac.com, a site that tracks MLB player contracts (through March 13, 2025).
Ranking RF by salary: MLB's highest paid right fielders for 2025 season
Who is the highest-paid left fielder in baseball?
The Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich is currently the highest-paid left fielder in MLB, with a salary of $26.9 million per season.
His contract has a total value of $188.5 million over seven years.
What changed? MLB's highest-paid left fielders for 2024 season
Which MLB left fielders will make the most in 2025?
Yelich has company on the list of the top-paid left fielders in baseball.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez is second among the highest-paid MLB left fielders with a salary of $22 million per season, while the Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ is third at $20.3 million.
He is followed by the Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber at 19.8 million per season.
Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros comes in fifth, with an average annual salary of $19.2 million.
MLB's highest-paid left fielders in 2025:
- 1. Milwaukee Brewers LF Christian Yelich: $26 million
- 2. Los Angeles Dodgers LF Teoscar Hernandez: $22 million
- 3. Chicago Cubs LF Ian Happ: $20.3 million
- 4. Philadelphia Phillies LF Kyle Schwarber: $19.8 million
- 5. Houston Astros LF Yordan Alvarez: $19.2 million
- 6. Los Angeles Dodgers LF Michael Conforto.: $17 million
- 7. Baltimore Orioles LF Tyler O'Neill: $16.5 million
- 8. Chicago White Sox LF Andrew Benintendi: $15 million
- 9. Atlanta Braves LF Jurickson Profar: $14 million
- 9. Arizona Diamondbacks LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: $14 million
- Source: spotrac.com
MLB's highest paid players in 2024: Starting pitchers | Relief pitchers | Catchers | Infielders | First basemen | Second basemen | Third basemen | Shortstops | Outfielders | Right fielders | Center fielders | Left fielders | Highest paid players: Overall | By position | By team
Reach Jeremy Cluff at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: MLB's highest paid left fielders 2025: Ranking LF by salary
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