AP exclusive: MLB average salary up 11% year after lockout
The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the biggest jump for the sport since 2001, according to a study by The Associated Press
By RONALD BLUM
Published - Apr 05, 2023, 01:05 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 10:25 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed opening day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades.
The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the largest jump for the sport since 2001, according to a study by The Associated Press.
The surge follows a spending spree in the first offseason since players and owners agreed to a five-year collective bargaining agreement last March.
“It’s a step in the right direction,” said Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien, part of the union's eight-member executive subcommittee who helped negotiate the CBA.
