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Who's the highest paid MLB All-Star? Salaries range from $721K to $40M. Here's the list

scott boeck, usa today
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Major League Baseball's All-Star Game gathers the best collection of talent every year for one night.

It's a who's-who of stars under one roof at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) in Seattle.

Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Nolan Arenado are perennial All-Stars, but this Midsummer Classic also features a gaggle of up-and-coming stars on the American and National League rosters.

As expected, many of the highest-paid players will be participating in the exhibition, but it also includes 33 first-timers, some of which are making close to the league minimum.

There are three starters − Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung and Jonah Heim − on the AL team making less than $1 million, courtesy of the Texas Rangers. Garcia and Austin Hays of the Baltimore Orioles replaced two of baseball's highest-paid players − Mike Trout and Aaron Judge − who are out because of injury. Conversely, only three starters on the NL team are making less than $5 million.

2023 MLB SALARIES: Database of every player on the opening day roster

So, who's buying dinner in Seattle?

Here are the 2023 salaries of each starter:

American League starters

  1. Marcus Semien, 2B, Texas: $26,000,000

  2. Shohei Ohtani, DH, Angels: $30,000,000

  3. Randy Arozarena, LF, Tampa Bay: $4,150,000

  4. Corey Seager, SS, Texas: $35,500,000

  5. Yandy Díaz, 1B, Tampa Bay: $6,000,000

  6. Adolis Garcia, RF, Texas: $747,760

  7. Austin Hays, CF, Baltimore: $3,200,000

  8. Josh Jung, 3B, Texas: $721,485

  9. Jonah Heim, C, Texas: $745,660

Starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole, Yankees: $36,000,000

*Trout ($37,116,667) and Judge ($40,000,000) were voted starters but will both be unavailable due to injury.

National League lineup

Ronald Acuna of the Braves is the leading favorite for the NL MVP at the half.
Ronald Acuna of the Braves is the leading favorite for the NL MVP at the half.

  1. Ronald Acuña Jr., RF, Atlanta: $17,000,000

  2. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Dodgers: $25,290,674

  3. Mookie Betts, CF, Dodgers: $21,158,692

  4. J.D. Martinez, DH, Dodgers: $10,000,000

  5. Nolan Arenado, 3B, St. Louis: 32,822,071

  6. Luis Arraez, 2B, Miami: $6,100,000

  7. Sean Murphy, C, Atlanta: $4,000,000

  8. Corbin Carroll, LF, Arizona: $1,625,000

  9. Orlando Arcia, SS, Atlanta: $2,300,000

Starting pitcher: Zac Gallen, Arizona: $5,600,000

Highest-paid All-Stars in 2023

  • Judge, OF, Yankees: $40,000,000

  • Trout, OF, Angles: $37,116,667

  • Cole, SP, Yankees: $36,000,000

  • Seager, SS, Texas: $35,500,000

  • Arenado, 3B, St. Louis: $32,822,071

  • Ohtani, DH/SP, Angels: $30,000,000

  • Semien, 2B, Texas: $26,000,000

  • Freeman, 1B, Dodgers: $25,290,674

  • Marcus Stroman, SP, Cubs: $25,000,000

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Highest-paid MLB All-Stars: What every starter in 2023 makes