Back in action, after a season of very little play due to injuries, Yordan Alvarez will be the Cuban with the highest income during the next season of the Major Leagues (MLB, for its acronym in English).
According to a report from the specialized site Full Swinghe slugger The 28-year-old native of Las Tuscany has a base salary of $26.8 million for 2026, based on his contractual relationship with the Houston Astros.
Despite the ailments that have somewhat hampered his career since landing in the Big Top, Yordan has established himself as one of the most important assets of the Texan franchise.
When he has managed to avoid ailments, he has put his career on track to become one of the most outstanding Cuban hitters in MLB, where only seven players born on the island have managed to hit 200 home runs and 500 RBIs during the last six decades.
In that select list, which includes illustrious figures such as Rafael Palmeiro, José Canseco or Tany Pérez, Yordan could join during the next campaign – his eighth in the best baseball in the world -, taking into account that, according to the official statisticsso far he has driven in 493 runs and hit 170 home runs.
Luis Robert Jr. and the others…
In addition to Jordan, Luis Robert Jr. It will reach 20 million dollars, accrued by his contract with the Chicago White Sox.
According to the publication, behind the Avilanian outfielder, the Pinar del Río patrolman Randy Arozarena (Seattle Mariners) and the Pinero reliever Raisel Iglesias (Atlanta Braves) are also placed on the list with salaries of 16 million each.
He is followed, with earnings of 13 million dollars, by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (Arizona Rattlesnakes), Jorge Soler (Los Angeles Angels) and Aroldis Chapman (Boston Red Sox), who dominates the ranking of Cubans with the most earnings in the MLB, with an amount of 176.5 million dollars thanks to his time in seven franchises.
The other Cuban who will receive a salary above 10 million will be Yandy Díaz (Tampa Bay Rays), who will earn 12. Closing the ranking of the 10 highest-paid Cubans in the MLB during 2026 are the Toronto Blue Jays from Camagüey, Yariel Rodríguez (7 million) and Adrián Morejón (5.2), reliever for the San Diego Padres.
