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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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