who is the highest paid player in baseball
He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history. The highest paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2013 season is New York Yankees ' third baseman Alex Rodriguez with an annual salary of $29,000,000, $4 million higher than the second-highest paid player, Cliff Lee.liff Lee was the highest paid player in 2013 not on the Yankees, and the second-highest overall. Though retired since 2007, Barry Bonds' career earnings of over $188 million still ranks fourth highest overall in MLB history.