The MLB average salary rose 5.9% as of Opening Day to $4.41 million. Free-agent contracts and a minimum salary raise drove the increase.
The new owners of the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa, announced plans to invest $80 million to create a state-of-the-art baseball and softball complex.
Even with two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom sidelined, New York has the best starting rotation in MLB.
Guerrero Jr. hit three home runs against the Yankees and is the early favorite for AL MVP (+380). He’s the 163rd-highest-paid player in 2022, playing on a $7.9M salary.
The veteran has incentives in his contract for number of starts made in 2022.
At 23, he is the youngest player in Nationals history to hit 100 homers — and could become MLB’s first $500M player.
The third baseman’s eight-year extension runs through 2029 with a club option for 2030.
The Cleveland Guardians centerfielder has reached base 15 times in his first four MLB games.
In an effort to ease tensions following the often contentious 99-day lockout, Manfred gifted headphones to each player.
As part of its new “Friday Night Baseball” package, the tech giant will first broadcast Mets-Nationals and Astros-Angels. The first edition of the broadcasts will be free to all, whether or not viewers have an Apple TV+ subscription.
