Introduction

Corey Kluber is an American former professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $30 Million. 

Quick Facts

• Earned $85.6 million during his MLB career
• Peak annual earnings of $17.5 million in 2019
• Most valuable contract: 5-year, $38.5 million deal with the Cleveland Indians

Net Worth History

We initially began tracking Corey Kluber’s net worth in 2021, when it was estimated at $12 million. At the time, he’d earned approximately $51.6 million from salary and bonuses. From 2021 to 2023, Kluber earned an additional $34 million, and more recent estimations place his net worth at roughly $30 Million. He’s since retired and is unlikely to continue seeing consistent gains in his wealth, as he no longer earns millions annually from baseball.

MLB Salary

When Corey Kluber signed with the San Diego Padres in 2007, he received a $200,000 signing bonus. Four years later, Kluber made his MLB debut, signing a one-year, $414,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians. 

Kluber’s next three contracts were all one-year deals, typically earning him between $480,000 and $514,000/year.

In 2015, Corey signed his first long-term contract, a five-year, $38.5 million extension with the Cleveland Indians, which included a $1 million signing bonus. The agreement increased Kluber’s average annual salary to $7.7 million, although it would be a couple of years before he began earning figures close to this number.

Kluber earned $2 million in 2015, followed by $4.5 million in 2016. By 2017, he was earning $7.75 million/year under the deal. His earnings peaked at $17.5 million for the 2019 season when he was traded to the Texas Rangers. Given the additional club option, plus bonuses and escalators, Kluber secured $48.7 million in total from the contract.

Corey Kluber played three more seasons in the MLB, earning $11 million with the New York Yankees, $13 million with the Tampa Bay Rays, and $10 million with the Boston Red Sox. He earned a total of $85.6 million during his career.

Endorsement Deals

Kluber was never heavily endorsed during his time in Major League Baseball; however, he did sign deals with several brands that likely helped boost his overall income. This included:

• Fanatics
• Johnnie Walker
• Launch Coffee Co.

Given how little information there is surrounding his endorsements, we can assume that his annual earnings from such deals never reached the high six figures. An estimate of $100,000 per year is much more probable, but this is just our best estimate.

Real Estate

Corey Kluber and his wife, Amanda, purchased a property in Tampa, Florida, for $3.95 million. The couple later filed a lawsuit against the Tampa-based interior designer, Amanda Drew, and Drew Designs LLC, regarding work they performed on the property. Drew Designs allegedly fraudulently inflated the cost of the renovations and overbilled Corey and his wife. However, the outcome of the lawsuit is unknown.

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Introduction

Paul Goldschmidt is an American professional MLB first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals with an estimated net worth of $20 Million.

Goldschmidt has played 15 seasons of Major League Baseball for three teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Yankees. He holds a 0.29 batting average and has hit 2,116 times for 367 home runs. His career earnings currently total an estimated $137.2 million, averaging $9.14 million/year.

Quick Facts

• Earned $163.2 million during his MLB career
• Peak salary of $26 million/year during his final seasons
• Most valuable contract: 5-year, $130 million extension with the Cardinals

MLB Salary

When Paul Goldschmidt signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009, he received a $95,000 signing bonus. His next contract with the team came in 2011, earning him roughly $133,000 for his first season in Major League Baseball. Goldschmidt signed two more single-year contracts with the Diamondbacks, paying him between $480,000 and $500,000 annually.

Goldschmidt’s first long-term deal came in 2014 when he signed a five-year, $32 million extension with the team. The contract’s value was fully guaranteed, including a $500,000 signing bonus, and Paul’s average annual salary increased to $6.4 million. Most of the money was weighed towards the latter years of the agreement, with Goldschmidt earning just $1.1 million in the first year. By the fifth year, he was earning ten times this figure, at $11.1 million.

The contract also included a club option for 2019, and Paul was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, earning $15.5 million that year.

In 2020, Goldschmidt signed his first nine-figure contract, a five-year, $130 million extension with the Cardinals. The deal included a $20 million signing bonus, paid out at $4 million/year over the contract’s lifetime. In 2020, Goldschmidt earned $12.1 million, and from 2021 to 2024, he earned $26 million per year.

Thus far in his MLB career, Paul Goldschmidt has earned $163.2 million in salary and bonuses, of which $132 million was earned with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Endorsement Deals

Paul Goldschmidt’s off-field earnings were never discussed in the media. We’re aware that he signed several endorsement deals with brands including Franklin Sports, Nike, and Rawlings. However, these are often standard partnerships for MLB athletes, and likely not contributing a whole lot to his annual income.

Real Estate

Scottsdale Home

In May 2013, Paul Goldschmidt paid $1.775 million for a 5,775-square-foot, five-bedroom home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He returned the property to the market in January 2020, with an asking price of $2.6 million. A $2.54 million deal was finalized in March, securing Goldschmidt a decent profit.

Palm Beach Gardens Home

In 2020, Goldschmidt paid $5.5 million to buy Louis Oosthuizen’s 10,418-square-foot home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Recent estimations place the property’s current value at $10 million. 

Introduction

Alex Rodriguez is an American former professional MLB player and investor with an estimated net worth of $350 Million. 

Rodriguez played 22 seasons of Major League Baseball for three teams: the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers. He retired with a .295 batting average, hitting 3,115 times for 696 home runs. A-Rod earned approximately $455.2 million from salary and bonuses, translating to an average annual wage of $20.69 million.

Quick Facts

• Earned $455.2 million during his MLB career
• Peak annual salary of $35 million in 2011
• The highest career earnings in MLB history
• Signed two separate contracts worth over $250 million each

MLB Salary & Contracts

Despite being out of the game for several years, Alex Rodriguez still holds the record for the highest-earning player in MLB history. He earned a total of $455.2 million throughout his career, comprising both salary and bonuses. This figure was split among the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees, with the latter accounting for just under $345 million of his career earnings.

Early Career Contracts

In 1994, at just nineteen years old, the Seattle Mariners signed A-Rod to a three-year rookie contract worth $1.3 million. This included a $1 million signing bonus, which at the time was a significant sum for a player’s first contract.

At the end of his rookie period, Rodriguez signed a new three-year agreement with the Mariners, guaranteeing him $10.7 million. With most of the value being heavily weighted toward the end of the contract’s lifespan, he earned $1.1 million in his first year. His annual salary then increased by roughly $1 million per season, reaching $4.36 million by 2000. This concluded his time in Seattle, accounting for $12 million, or approximately 2.6% of his lifetime earnings.

Peak Career Earnings

When Alex Rodriguez signed with the Texas Rangers in 2001, he secured a record-breaking $252 million, ten-year contract. At the time, this was the highest-value contract ever signed in the sport’s history. In fact, the record remained unbroken for almost a decade until A-Rod decided to break it himself. We’ll get to that in just a second.

Under the contract, Rodriguez played the first three seasons with the Rangers, earning an average annual salary of roughly $19.4 million. Following this period, he was traded to the New York Yankees, and the Rangers agreed to pay $67 million of his remaining salary. This money was deferred and later paid out annually from 2011 to 2013. Hence, A-Rod earned a total of $98.2 million with the team, despite only playing with them for three seasons.

By 2007, Alex Rodriguez’s annual salary had reached $24.7 million. He opted to void the final three years of his deal and negotiate a new $275 million, ten-year agreement with the Yankees. His salary eventually peaked at $33 million per year in 2009 and 2010. Rodriguez opted for retirement at the end of the 2015 season, finishing his career with $455.2 million in earnings. At the time of writing, only one other player in Major League Baseball (Justin Verlander) has exceeded $400 million in career earnings.

Business Ventures

Rodriguez started in business in 2011, when he partnered with entrepreneur Mark Mastrov. During that year, they launched Energy Fitness in Mexico, expanding it into one of the country’s largest gym chains. Five years later, Rodriguez joined NRG Esports as an early investor in March 2016, alongside Shaquille O’Neal and Jimmy Rollins. NRG was founded by Sacramento Kings co-owners Mark Mastrov and Andy Miller in late 2015.

As its popularity grew, Rodriguez joined subsequent funding rounds, although the exact funding amounts were not disclosed. However, the Series B round, in which Rodriguez invested, raised approximately $15 million. In the same year, Rodriguez partnered with UFC GYM, obtaining the rights to develop the franchise across Miami-Dade County, Florida. His first purchase was the UFC GYM in Kendall, followed by other UFC gyms in Plantation and Doral in 2020.

Fitplan

A few years later, in 2019, Rodriguez and his company, A-Rod Corp, co-led a $4.5 million financing round for Fitplan, a personal trainer app. The app offers workout routines from top trainers worldwide. Two years later, in August 2021, Rodriguez co-founded another app, called Jump, with Marc Lore and Jordy Leiser. The app allows sports teams to manage their ticket sales, merchandise, and fan engagement in one place. In August 2025, Jump secured $23 million in a Series A funding round, led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six firm, pushing Jump’s total funding to $58 million and its valuation to over $100 million.

Minnesota Timberwolves Acquisition

Rodriguez continued his business ventures in April 2021, partnering with Marc Lore again to acquire the Minnesota Timberwolves and their women’s team, the Lynx, for $1.5 billion. The payment was split into three parts, and, after their first two payments, their stake increased by 20%. Following the third payment, it was set to rise by an additional 40%. However, in March 2024, the owner, Glen Taylor, announced that Rodriguez and Lore had missed the final payment.

As a result, Taylor attempted to cancel the deal, claiming that the teams’ value had risen and that they were worth more than $1.5 billion. However, Rodriguez and Lore disputed Taylor’s claim and initiated an arbitration process to determine who had the right to own the teams.

In early 2025, the arbitration panel ruled in their favor, ordering Taylor to honor the original contract. As a result, the Timberwolves and Lynx were then officially owned by the Lore-Rodriguez group.

PFL Investment

In May 2022, a year after the Timberwolves’ acquisition, Rodriguez joined a $30 million Series E funding round for the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Rodriguez also joined the PFL board of directors and began advising on the league’s strategy. By mid-2025, Rodriguez, along with other investors, had raised over $200 million in investment capital for PFL. This is just one of Rodriguez’s many successful investments, which have contributed significantly to his growing net worth.

Real Estate

Coral Gables Homes

In May 2010, Alex Rodriguez paid $7.4 million for a 1.11-acre plot of land on North Bay Road in Miami Beach, Florida. He constructed a 19,861-square-foot, nine-bedroom home on the property and listed it for sale at $38 million in August 2012. A deal was finalized for $30 million in May 2013. 

In July 2013, Rodriguez paid $2.69 million for a 1.46-acre lot in Coral Gables. He then built a 10,427-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home. The property is worth an estimated $11.5 million, according to recent appraisals. However, how much Rodriguez spent constructing either of these two homes is unknown.