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Study shows MLB average salary up 11% YOY to $4.9 million - ESPN
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AP exclusive: MLB average salary up 11% year after lockout
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Highest paid MLB players in 2023: MLB salaries by position
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MLB average salary 2023
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Highest-paid MLB Players of 2023: Trout, Judge, Ohtani & More
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Padres made late run at Aaron Judge, who remains with Yankees
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Highest paid MLB players in 2023: MLB salaries by position
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Baseball: MLB lockout begins as owners and players remain at impasse
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AP study: MLB salary down 4.8% in 2 years; top 100 earn half
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Highest paid baseball players in 2020
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MLB average salary rose 14.8 per cent to record $4.22M last season
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NBA Sees $100M Annual Player Salaries In Its Future
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What is the MLB minimum salary?
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Average player salary in MLB sets record high - AS USA
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Max Scherzer to join Mets on $130M deal with record annual salary