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NPB SALARIES · 2026

Yomiuri Giants salaries in 2026

The Yomiuri Giants pay their 104 players ¥6,129,500,000 in 2026, the 2nd biggest payroll of the 12 teams in NPB and 36% more than the average team. Raidel Martinez is the highest paid on ¥1,200,000,000, the highest salary in the league, and 4 of the Yomiuri Giants are among the 25 best paid.

PAYROLL¥6.13bn
LEAGUE RANK2nd of 12
PLAYERS104
AVERAGE¥58.9m
HIGHEST¥1.20bn

Every Yomiuri Giants salary

All 104 players in 2026, highest paid first, with where each ranks across the league

Yomiuri Giants players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Raidel Martinez Pitcher ¥1,200,000,000£6,048,000£6.0m 1
2 Hayato Sakamoto Infielder ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Takahiro Norimoto Pitcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
2 Takuya Kai Catcher ¥300,000,000£1,512,000£1.5m 24
5 Trey Cabbage Outfielder ¥250,000,000£1,260,000£1.3m 39
6 Shosei Togo Pitcher ¥240,000,000£1,209,600£1.2m 47
7 Forrest Whitley Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Naoki Yoshikawa Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
7 Yoshihiro Maru Outfielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
10 Iori Yamasaki Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
10 Shinnosuke Ogasawara Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
10 Taisei Ota Pitcher ¥180,000,000£907,200£907k 74
13 Takumi Oshiro Catcher ¥160,000,000£806,400£806k 86
14 Alberto Baldonado Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Bobby Dalbec Infielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Kota Nakagawa Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Spencer Howard Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
14 Yuhei Takanashi Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
19 Go Matsumoto Outfielder ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
20 Bryan Mata Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
20 Masahiro Tanaka Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
22 Hiromasa Funabasama Pitcher ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k 174
23 Yukinori Kishida Catcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
24 Yuta Izuguchi Infielder ¥59,000,000£297,360£297k 232
25 Yuji Akahoshi Pitcher ¥48,000,000£241,920£242k 264
26 Eito Tanaka Pitcher ¥46,500,000£234,360£234k 270
27 Makoto Kadowaki Infielder ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
27 Seiji Kobayashi Catcher ¥40,000,000£201,600£202k 290
29 Haruto Inoue Pitcher ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
29 Raito Nakayama Outfielder ¥38,000,000£191,520£192k 309
31 Tatsuya Ishikawa Pitcher ¥36,500,000£183,960£184k 317
32 Keisuke Izumi Pitcher ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
33 Kai Yokogawa Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
34 Daiki Masuda Infielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
34 Ryuta Heinai Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
34 Yuhi Nishidate Pitcher ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
37 Richard Sunagawa Infielder ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
37 Riku Masuda Infielder ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
39 Shunsuke Sasaki Outfielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
40 Shogo Asano Outfielder ¥17,000,000£85,680£86k 463
41 Kazuyuki Takemaru Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
41 Masaya Hagio Outfielder ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
43 Kenshin Hotta Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
43 Shunya Morita Pitcher ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
45 Dai Yuasa Infielder ¥13,500,000£68,040£68k 521
46 Ryuji Kitaura Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Shunsuke Urata Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
46 Yugo Bando Pitcher ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
49 Yusei Ishizuka Infielder ¥12,300,000£61,992£62k 540
50 Ren Tawa Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
50 Yu Aramaki Infielder ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
52 Elvis Luciano Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Gakuto Minakawa Outfielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Kyohei Yamashiro Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Shinnosuke Yamase Catcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Shunsuke Miyahara Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
52 Yuto Kohama Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
58 Teppei Mataki Pitcher ¥9,700,000£48,888£49k 638
59 Ryusei Yamada Pitcher ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
60 Yuki Okada Outfielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
61 Takuya Kori Catcher ¥8,400,000£42,336£42k 675
62 Keito Matsuura Pitcher ¥6,500,000£32,760£33k 747
63 Hayate Matsui Pitcher ¥6,300,000£31,752£32k 761
64 Yamato Shiroki Pitcher ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
65 Misaki Sasahara Outfielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
65 Ryusuke Kita Catcher ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
67 Juza Ishida Pitcher ¥5,600,000£28,224£28k 795
68 Julian Tima Outfielder ¥5,500,000£27,720£28k 801
69 Jumpei Kawarada Infielder ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
69 Kensho Fujii Infielder ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
71 Hayato Ishita Pitcher ¥5,100,000£25,704£26k 833
72 Chin-Hao Huang Pitcher ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
72 Rui Mitsuka Outfielder ¥4,500,000£22,680£23k 859
74 Kisara Utsunomiya Infielder ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
74 Makoto Kyomoto Pitcher ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
74 Yamato Suzuki Outfielder ¥4,400,000£22,176£22k 866
77 Atsuki Sonoda Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Ayumu Nakata Infielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Tatsuya Sakamoto Catcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
77 Yuki Hanada Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
81 Motoya Kinoshita Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
81 Ryu Tomida Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
81 Tomoki Tamura Pitcher ¥4,100,000£20,664£21k 877
84 Eijiro Tomishige Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Kira Hayashi Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Taisei Chinen Outfielder ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
84 Yusaku Kono Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
88 Keita Kameda Catcher ¥3,900,000£19,656£20k 916
88 Kota Hirayama Infielder ¥3,900,000£19,656£20k 916
90 Ayumu Nishikawa Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Hakuto Aizawa Outfielder ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Shotaro Horie Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Tessei Morimoto Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
90 Yusefu Yoshimura Pitcher ¥3,800,000£19,152£19k 918
95 Gen Murayama Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Raia Takeshita Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Rio Kitamura Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Shido Fukita Pitcher ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
95 Yuya Tanoue Infielder ¥3,700,000£18,648£19k 923
100 Cristian Feliz Outfielder ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Francis Guzman Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Keishin Suzuki Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Rentaro Matsui Catcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928
100 Takahiro Chiba Pitcher ¥3,600,000£18,144£18k 928

The Yomiuri Giants by salary

Raidel Martinez ¥1.20bn Hayato Sakamoto ¥300m Takahiro Norimoto ¥300m Takuya Kai ¥300m Trey Cabbage ¥250m Shosei Togo ¥240m Forrest Whitley ¥200m Naoki Yoshikawa ¥200m Yoshihiro Maru ¥200m Iori Yamasaki ¥180m Shinnosuke Ogasawara ¥180m Taisei Ota ¥180m Takumi Oshiro ¥160m Alberto Baldonado ¥150m Bobby Dalbec ¥150m Kota Nakagawa ¥150m Spencer Howard ¥150m Yuhei Takanashi ¥150m Go Matsumoto ¥110m Bryan Mata ¥100m Masahiro Tanaka ¥100m Hiromasa Funabasama ¥90m Yukinori Kishida ¥70m Yuta Izuguchi ¥59m Yuji Akahoshi ¥48m Eito Tanaka ¥46.5m Makoto Kadowaki ¥40m Seiji Kobayashi ¥40m Haruto Inoue ¥38m Raito Nakayama ¥38m Tatsuya Ishikawa ¥36.5m Keisuke Izumi ¥35m Kai Yokogawa ¥30m Daiki Masuda ¥27m Ryuta Heinai ¥27m Yuhi Nishidate ¥27m Richard Sunagawa ¥26m Riku Masuda ¥26m Shunsuke Sasaki ¥23m Shogo Asano ¥17m Kazuyuki Takemaru ¥16m Masaya Hagio ¥16m Kenshin Hotta ¥15m Shunya Morita ¥15m Dai Yuasa ¥13.5m Ryuji Kitaura ¥13m Shunsuke Urata ¥13m
Yugo Bando ¥13m
Yusei Ishizuka ¥12.3m Ren Tawa ¥12m Yu Aramaki ¥12m Elvis Luciano ¥10m Gakuto Minakawa ¥10m Kyohei Yamashiro ¥10m Shinnosuke Yamase ¥10m Shunsuke Miyahara ¥10m Yuto Kohama ¥10m Teppei Mataki ¥9.7m Ryusei Yamada ¥9.5m Yuki Okada ¥8.5m Takuya Kori ¥8.4m Keito Matsuura ¥6.5m
Hayate Matsui ¥6.3m
Yamato Shiroki ¥6.2m Misaki Sasahara ¥6m
Ryusuke Kita ¥6m
Juza Ishida ¥5.6m
Julian Tima ¥5.5m
Jumpei Kawarada ¥5.4m
Kensho Fujii ¥5.4m
Hayato Ishita ¥5.1m
Chin-Hao Huang ¥4.5m
Rui Mitsuka ¥4.5m Kisara Utsunomiya ¥4.4m
Makoto Kyomoto ¥4.4m
Yamato Suzuki ¥4.4m
Atsuki Sonoda ¥4.2m
Ayumu Nakata ¥4.2m
Tatsuya Sakamoto ¥4.2m
Yuki Hanada ¥4.2m
Motoya Kinoshita ¥4.1m
Ryu Tomida ¥4.1m
Tomoki Tamura ¥4.1m
Eijiro Tomishige ¥4m
Kira Hayashi ¥4m
Taisei Chinen ¥4m
Yusaku Kono ¥4m
Keita Kameda ¥3.9m
Kota Hirayama ¥3.9m
Ayumu Nishikawa ¥3.8m
Hakuto Aizawa ¥3.8m
Shotaro Horie ¥3.8m
Tessei Morimoto ¥3.8m
Yusefu Yoshimura ¥3.8m
Gen Murayama ¥3.7m
Raia Takeshita ¥3.7m
Rio Kitamura ¥3.7m
Shido Fukita ¥3.7m
Yuya Tanoue ¥3.7m
Cristian Feliz ¥3.6m
Francis Guzman ¥3.6m
Keishin Suzuki ¥3.6m
Rentaro Matsui ¥3.6m
Takahiro Chiba ¥3.6m

Where the money goes

The 56 pitchers are paid ¥3,892,200,000 between them, 63% of the payroll; the 22 infielders ¥926,900,000, 15%; the 16 outfielders ¥704,300,000, 11%; and the 10 catchers ¥606,100,000, 10%.

How the Yomiuri Giants payroll compares

All 12 NPB teams in 2026, biggest payroll first

NPB teams ranked by payroll in 2026.
# TEAM PLAYERS PAYROLL CONVERTED
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 115 ¥8,107,100,000£40,859,784£40.9m
2 Yomiuri Giants 104 ¥6,129,500,000£30,892,680£30.9m
3 Hanshin Tigers 80 ¥5,427,000,000£27,352,080£27.4m
4 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 82 ¥4,496,000,000£22,659,840£22.7m
5 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 82 ¥4,215,200,000£21,244,608£21.2m
6 Orix Buffaloes 91 ¥4,108,700,000£20,707,848£20.7m
7 Chiba Lotte Marines 87 ¥3,861,800,000£19,463,472£19.5m
8 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 79 ¥3,745,400,000£18,876,816£18.9m
9 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 79 ¥3,696,250,000£18,629,100£18.6m
10 Saitama Seibu Lions 102 ¥3,691,800,000£18,606,672£18.6m
11 Chunichi Dragons 81 ¥3,310,000,000£16,682,400£16.7m
12 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 79 ¥3,215,500,000£16,206,120£16.2m

Payroll by team

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥8,107,100,000 Yomiuri Giants ¥6,129,500,000 Hanshin Tigers ¥5,427,000,000 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥4,496,000,000 Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥4,215,200,000 Orix Buffaloes ¥4,108,700,000 Chiba Lotte Marines ¥3,861,800,000 Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥3,745,400,000 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ¥3,696,250,000 Saitama Seibu Lions ¥3,691,800,000 Chunichi Dragons ¥3,310,000,000 Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥3,215,500,000

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player on the Yomiuri Giants?

Raidel Martinez, on ¥1,200,000,000 in 2026. That is the highest salary in NPB. Hayato Sakamoto is next on ¥300,000,000.

What is the Yomiuri Giants payroll?

¥6,129,500,000 across 104 players in 2026, the 2nd biggest of the 12 teams. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks pay the most, ¥8,107,100,000.

What is the average salary on the Yomiuri Giants?

¥58,937,500 in 2026, against ¥50,899,387 across the whole league.

Who is the lowest paid player on the Yomiuri Giants?

Takahiro Chiba, on ¥3,600,000. 5 players on the Yomiuri Giants are paid that.

Where to next

Every player across the league is on the NPB salaries 2026 page. The other teams: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Orix Buffaloes, Chiba Lotte Marines, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Saitama Seibu Lions, Chunichi Dragons and Hiroshima Toyo Carp.