Making matters worse are the relatively limited opportunities baseball players have off the field. “It has to be a concerted effort made by the players, the Players Association and the league that you’re going to market stars in ways that you never have been before.”Here are baseball’s ten highest-paid players for 2021. On-The-Field Earnings: $33M — Off-The-Field Earnings: $1.2MStephen Strasburg carries a salary of $23.6 million but is also collecting $10 million in deferred money. On-The-Field Earnings: $26M — Off-The-Field Earnings: $5MMethodologyOn-the-field earnings figures reflect base salaries, deferred payments and signing bonuses paid during 2021. Off-the-field earnings figures reflect annual income from endorsements, licensing and memorabilia, as well as cash returns from any businesses operated by the player.

Source: Forbes July 08, 2021 10:30 UTC