CHICAGO: Roch Cholowsky poses for a photo with Hall of Famer Harold Baines before the Chicago White Sox' game against the Athletics at Rate Field on July 12, 2026. (Photo by Kyle Sheridan/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Imagine getting your first job out of college or high school and signing a contract worth $703,638.36. That was the average signing bonus received by 572 players this month in the 2026 MLB Draft.
Top pick Roch Cholowsky and 39 other first-round selections cashed in heavily on the all-time record $402,481,143 paid out by the 30 MLB franchises. That is about $10 million more than a year ago and $28 million above the 2024 class.
Cholowsky, a shortstop from UCLA, got an all-time record $10,347,500 from the Chicago White Sox. Shortstop Grady Emerson, an 18-year-old from Fort Worth, TX, was taken second and got $9,747,500 from the Tampa Bay Rays, a record amount for a high school player.
The White Sox spent a single-team record of $21,150,840. Nine teams total spent enough to join the top 20 list in draft history.
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Imagine getting your first job out of college or high school and signing a contract worth $703,638.36. That was the average signing bonus received by 572 players this month in the 2026 MLB Draft.
Top pick Roch Cholowsky and 39 other first-round selections cashed in heavily on the all-time record $402,481,143 paid out by the 30 MLB franchises. That is about $10 million more than a year ago and $28 million above the 2024 class.
Cholowsky, a shortstop from UCLA, got an all-time record $10,347,500 from the Chicago White Sox. Shortstop Grady Emerson, an 18-year-old from Fort Worth, TX, was taken second and got $9,747,500 from the Tampa Bay Rays, a record amount for a high school player.
The White Sox spent a single-team record of $21,150,840. Nine teams total spent enough to join the top 20 list in draft history.
#worth #first #high
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