Okay, so the other day I was curious about how much baseball players make, you know, those guys who hit the ball and run around the bases. Specifically, I wanted to know about Austin Riley’s salary, the third baseman for the Atlanta Braves. He’s a pretty good player, always hitting those home runs and making some amazing plays. So, I started my little investigation.
First, I opened up my web browser and typed in “Austin Riley salary.” Right away, a bunch of websites popped up. I clicked on a few of them, and guess what I found? This guy signed a massive 10-year contract with the Braves for a whopping $212,000,000! Can you believe that? That’s a ton of money! And it’s all guaranteed, meaning he’ll get that amount even if he gets injured or something. He’s making an average of $21,200,000 per year.
- I kept digging and found out that in 2025, he’s going to earn $22,000,000. That’s his base salary, just for playing baseball!
- It turns out that he, along with two other players, Matt Olson and Chris Sale, will be the highest-paid players on the Braves in 2025, each making $22 million.
- I was surprised to know that he’s only 27 years old!
I also read that he has been doing really well in the past few years, making it to the All-Star teams and even winning some awards.
Then, I stumbled upon some older information about his salary. It looks like he was making around $3.95 million per year before this huge contract. He was also going to make $15 million in 2023. And one of the websites had his net worth listed as $218,762, which seems pretty low compared to his contract, maybe it’s outdated or something.
Finally, I found out that the Braves, as a team, are spending around $200 million on their players’ salaries this year. That’s a lot of money to manage, and they’re one of the teams with a really high budget.
All in all, it was a pretty interesting deep dive into Austin Riley’s salary.
It’s crazy how much money these athletes make, but I guess they do put in a lot of work and entertain millions of people. I will keep following baseball players’ salary like him.
