Third basemen are among the highest-paid across the entire infield.
Anthony Rendon tops the list as the highest-paid MLB third baseman in the 2024 season, collecting $35 million in AAV from the Angels.
His $245 million contract is one of the largest among all big league infielders. He’s been a Silver Slugger twice and won the 2019 World Series with the Nationals, but has battled injury issues throughout his time in Southern California.
Second on the list is St. Louis third baseman Nolan Arenado. Coming over from the Rockies in a blockbuster 2021 trade, Arenado gets $32.5 million in AAV with the Cardinals.
Arenado is the only player on the list with multiple Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers, and Platinum Glove awards.
Coming in third on the list is Manny Machado — with $31.8 million in AAV — who mans the hot corner in San Diego, after starting his career with the Baltimore Orioles, including a short stint with the Los Angeles Dodgers before signing with the Padres.
Six of the ten highest-paid third basemen play in the National League, including two of the top three.
Rendon’s $35 million in AAV is more than the final ten third basemen on the list earn combined.
Ranking The Highest-Paid MLB Third Basemen
Here is the full list of the highest-paid third basemen of 2024, sorted by AAV. This list was compiled using data from Spotrac and Baseball Reference.
- Updated: June 5, 2024
| Rank | Player | Gold Gloves | Silver Sluggers | Team | Compensation |
| 1 | Anthony Rendon | 0 | 2 | Los Angeles Angels | $35 million |
| 2 | Nolan Arenado | 10 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | $32.5 million |
| 3 | Manny Machado | 2 | 1 | San Diego Padres | $31.8 million |
| 4 | Rafael Devers | 0 | 2 | Boston Red Sox | $31.35 million |
| 5 | Austin Riley | 0 | 2 | Atlanta Braves | $21.2 million |
| 6 | José Ramírez | 0 | 4 | Cleveland Guardians | $20.1 million |
| 7 | Alex Bregman | 0 | 1 | Houston Astros | $20 million |
| 8 | Matt Chapman | 4 | 0 | San Francisco Giants | $18 million |
| T-9 | Jeimer Candelario | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati Reds | $15 million |
| T-9 | Chris Taylor | 0 | 0 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $15 million |
| 11 | Yoan Moncada | 0 | 0 | Chicago White Sox | $14 million |
| 12 | Justin Turner | 0 | 0 | Toronto Blue Jays | $13 million |
| 13 | Max Muncy | 0 | 0 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $12 million |
| 14 | Ryan McMahon | 0 | 0 | Colorado Rockies | $11.6 million |
| 15 | Eugenio Suarez | 0 | 0 | Arizona Diamondbacks | $11 million |
| 16 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $8.75 million |
| 17 | Luis Urias | 0 | 0 | Seattle Mariners | $5 million |
| 18 | Alec Bohm | 0 | 0 | Philadelphia Phillies | $4 million |
| 19 | Isaac Paredes | 0 | 0 | Tampa Bay Rays | $3.4 million |
| 20 | Josh Rojas | 0 | 0 | Seattle Mariners | $3.1 million |
| T-21 | Patrick Wisdom | 0 | 0 | Chicago Cubs | $2.72 million |
| T-21 | Santiago Espinal | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati Reds | $2.72 million |
| 22 | J.D. Davis | 0 | 0 | Oakland Athletics | $2.5 million |
| 23 | Ramon Urias | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Orioles | $2.1 million |
| 24 | Nick Senzel | 0 | 0 | Washington Nationals | $2 million |
| 25 | Eduardo Herrera | 0 | 0 | Chicago White Sox | $1.8 million |
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