For the third straight season, the New York Mets had MLB’s highest payroll in 2024 at $333.3M. The Athletics, in their last season in Oakland, had the game’s lowest payroll at $66.5M. The disparity in payroll numbers for these clubs is staggering.
As I point out in this edition of Dan On Sports, the game is on a collision course with a salary cap looming, something the MLBPA is dead set against.
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