Highest salaries awarded in Major League Baseball salary arbitration
Highest salaries awarded in Major League Baseball salary in arbitration in cases decided by hearings (x-lost case):
| Player, Team | Year | Salary |
| Tarik Skubal, Detroit | 2026 | $32,000,000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto | 2024 | 19,900,000 |
| x-Teoscar Hernández, Seattle | 2023 | 14,000,000 |
| Gerrit Cole, Houston | 2019 | 13,500,000 |
| x-Max Fried, Atlanta | 2023 | 13,500,000 |
| Trevor Bauer, Cleveland | 2019 | 13,000,000 |
| Hunter Renfroe, Los Angeles Angels | 2023 | 11,900,000 |
| x-Luis Arraez, Miami | 2024 | 10,600,000 |
| Mookie Betts, Boston | 2018 | 10,500,000 |
| x-Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee | 2023 | 10,010,000 |
| x-Alfonso Soriano Washington | 2006 | 10,000,000 |
| x-Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels | 2008 | 10,000,000 |
| Ryan Howard, Philadelphia | 2008 | 10,000,000 |
| x-J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia | 2019 | 10,000,000 |
| Dansby Swanson, Atlanta | 2022 | 10,000,000 |
Highest salaries awarded in Major League Baseball salary in arbitration in cases decided by hearings (x-lost case):
| Player, Team | Year | Salary |
| Tarik Skubal, Detroit | 2026 | $32,000,000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto | 2024 | 19,900,000 |
| x-Teoscar Hernández, Seattle | 2023 | 14,000,000 |
| Gerrit Cole, Houston | 2019 | 13,500,000 |
| x-Max Fried, Atlanta | 2023 | 13,500,000 |
| Trevor Bauer, Cleveland | 2019 | 13,000,000 |
| Hunter Renfroe, Los Angeles Angels | 2023 | 11,900,000 |
| x-Luis Arraez, Miami | 2024 | 10,600,000 |
| Mookie Betts, Boston | 2018 | 10,500,000 |
| x-Corbin Burnes, Milwaukee | 2023 | 10,010,000 |
| x-Alfonso Soriano Washington | 2006 | 10,000,000 |
| x-Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels | 2008 | 10,000,000 |
| Ryan Howard, Philadelphia | 2008 | 10,000,000 |
| x-J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia | 2019 | 10,000,000 |
| Dansby Swanson, Atlanta | 2022 | 10,000,000 |
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