Major League Baseball\u2019s average salary rose 14.8% to a record $4.22 million in 2022 after the end of the lockout, boosted by huge deals for New York Mets’ Maxwell “Max” Scherzer and Francisco Lindor as well as Texas Rangers’ Marcus Semien and Corey Seager.<\/p>\n
The final calculations by the players\u2019 association showed that the rate of increase was the highest since a 17.7% increase in 2000 to $1.61 million.<\/p>\n
The average had dropped in each of the previous four seasons before 2022, sparking player anger that was expressed by the union during a 99-day lockout that ended last March.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s average salary was calculated by the union at $4,222,193, up from $3,679,335 in 2021.<\/p>\n
MLB, which uses a slightly different method, calculated the average at $4,117,472, up 15% from $3,579,341 in 2021.<\/p>\n
Payrolls, a more complete reflection on spending,\u00a0rose 12.6% to $4.56 billion from $4.05 billion.<\/p>\n
Salaries have escalated higher this past offseason.\u00a0The Mets have boosted their payroll to a projected $370 million, well past the previous record of $297.9 million of the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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