Ohtani will make record $65 million in 2023

Shohei Ohtani is expected to earn a MLB record $65 million for the 2023 season including endorsements, according to an annual list published by Forbes magazine, making the Japanese two-way standout the highest paid player in the sport.

This includes his one-year, $30 million contract extension that tha 28-year-old signed with the Los Angeles Angels last October as part of an agreement to avoid arbitration.

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New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was second on the overall list with $59.3 million. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who signed a nine-year, $360 million deal in December to remain in New York, took the third spot ($44.5 million).