Shohei Ohtani's estimated 2023 total earnings are an MLB record: report

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Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani is a global star, and his projected earnings for the 2023 MLB season certainly reflect it. 

Ohtani, who could become a free agent following the season, is entering the year under a one-year, $30 million deal with the Angels. 

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates his second home run against the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Sept. 5, 2022. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The contract is the largest salary for an arbitration-eligible player. 

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But it’s not just the on-field earnings for Ohtani, whose global stardom is also allowing the modern-day Babe Ruth to set records off the field. 

Ohtani is making an estimated $35 million in endorsement earnings each year, meaning the two-way star will make an MLB record $65 million in 2023 before taxes and agent fees, according to Forbes. 

Ohtani has 13 partnerships, including with multiple companies in Japan. 

For context, the player with the next-highest off-the-field earnings is Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who will make an estimated $4.5 million in 2023. 

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Judge’s combined earnings for the 2023 season will be $44.5 million. 

While Ohtani’s earnings for the 2023 season lead the pack, they will only continue to increase. 

Fans of Shohei Ohtani, from left, Harue Boyle, Sae Koines and Eriko Inoue, hope to catch a glimpse of their favorite player before a Freeway Series exhibition game between the Angels and Dodgers at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Monday, March 27, 2023.  (Leonard