Some of baseball's biggest stars are inking massive deals this offseason–from Machado's monster $300 million contract to Nolan Arenado's reported eight-year, $255 million extension. But while Machado and Arenado's signings are certainly historic, they're not the first megadeals to be signed. Both players join several other sports stars as some of America's highest-paid athletes (and that doesn't include endorsement deals).
Take a look at the world's top-10 highest-paid American athletes by contract:
1) Giancarlo Stanton: $325 million
Stanton signed a 13-year, $325 million contract with the Miami Marlins in 2014–most of which was reportedly picked up by the Yankees when they traded for the Marlins star in 2017.