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AP study: MLB average salary hits a record $5.34M as the Mets lead spending again
The AP study said 19 players earned at least $30 million and 519 players made $1 million or more as payrolls climbed leaguewide.
- Major League Baseball's average salary rose 3.4% to a record $5,335,966 on opening day, with the New York Mets topping league payrolls for the fourth consecutive season.
- Trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers' $395.2 million adjusted total, the Mets' $352.2 million payroll stood well above Cleveland, the lowest-spending team at $62.3 million.
- Detroit's payroll surged $64.2 million to $206.7 million after signing pitcher Framber Valdez and giving ace Tarik Skubal a big raise via arbitration.
- St. Louis cut its opening day payroll from $141.5 million to $100.4 million, while eight teams dropped below $100 million, up from five.
- The top 50 players earn 30% of all salaries, up from 29% in the prior two years, as the collective bargaining agreement expires in December.
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AP study: MLB average salary hits record $5.34M as Mets lead spending again
Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year. Mets…
Study: MLB average salary hits record $5.34M
Major League Baseball's average salary rose 3.4% on Opening Day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season's start for the fourth straight year.
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AP study: MLB average salary hits a record $5.34M as the Mets lead spending again
Major League Baseball’s average salary rose 3.4% on opening day to a record $5.34 million, according to a study by The Associated Press, and the New York Mets topped spending at the season’s start for the fourth straight year.
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