Sport’s biggest ‘bench-earners’ revealed, as MLB star Justin Verlander pockets $248m from the sidelines (Courtesy of Callum Gable) Research from a leading personal injury law firm has revealed a list of the 50 male athletes who have earned the most while not playing, through injury or other absences. Players across the; NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL were included, as well as global soccer players. The research focused on the top ten highest earning players from each sport, to reveal who had made the most money watching from the sidelines. Justin Verlander has been named sport’s biggest ‘bench-earner’, after research into…