Well I'm actually a kid at school and we studied and read a Lou Gehrig story and It said his salary was $1,250 witch was a numerous amount of money back then now,current in 2011 its 2.5 billion dollars.In 2011 that's money that can make you rich but Lou Gehrig did It for fun!
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According to Baseball Reference, Mattingly's highest salary was in his final season, 1995, when he made $4,420,000. He made $4,020,000 in 1994 and $3,820,000 in 1993.
In 2009 the average salary for a major league baseball player was $3.24 million a year, however it depends on the particular player's skills and how much the owner is willing to pay. For example, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees is the highest payed playing in baseball earning about $33 million a year. The lowest payed player in 2009 had a salary of about 400,000 anualy.
The minimum salary as of the 2010 season is $400,000. There is no maximum, so a player can make as much as his team will agree to pay him.
his salary is 8.5 million
Average salary as of 2012 season is $3,440,000 per year.
Footballers weekly salary have gone over the roof so they make much more then baseball players.
It means "How much would you like for your salary to be?"
In 2010, the average salary of a MLB player was $3,297,828. Alex Rodriguez leads with a salary of $33,000,000. The league minimum salary (2010) is $400,000. So, a baseball player is paid between $33,000,000 and $400,000.
Micheal Jordan make 0 dollars for playing baseball because he plays basketball
There is no salary cap in baseball because the players' union and team owners have not agreed to implement one. This allows teams to spend as much as they want on player salaries, leading to varying levels of competitiveness among teams.
The salary of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is $18.4 million. This salary is close to double that of the National Football League commissioner.