Because the economy doesn't focus on mlb and how much money they make.
I believe it's cunductive reasoning.
The athletes are unpaid, minus the prize money they receive for winning medals. Outside of the Olympics the various athletes' professional annual salaries sum to over $9.
Professional athletic competitions are a form of entertainment. The public likes to see really good athletes competing with each other. Therefore, they buy tickets to sporting events, and athletes are paid with part of the money raised by those ticket sales.
Becoming a professional skateboard rider is a matter of competing in events and winning money. This also can lead to sponsorship, the second way of making money as a professional skateboarder.
Typically no athletes do not get paid after retirement. Although often retired athlete get endorsements along with broadcasting jobs.
Professional sports have been commercialized in order to feed the public's need for everything to be bigger and better. In order to pay for athletes and facilities commercial contracts are needed. Sports are no longer simple; rather they have become complicated money making businesses.
Athletes do make to much money and I dont think that they should make this much.but then they do deserve it...
It matters the sport and how good you are at it. If you are really good you might make a lot of money such as Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat who makes $15,779,912 a year.
yes,they get money
Due to the nature of the sport i.e starting at a young age, a lot of players have few qualifications. When a player retires they have the option of coaching, management, commentary or even being a pundit.
money