Average MLB salary fell for an unprecedented third year in a row, even before the short season caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Major League Baseball Players Association said on Thursday that the 2020 average would have been $ 3.89 million had a full season been played. That was 4.2% less than the 2019 average of $ 4.05 million and represented a decline of 5.2% from the record average of just under $ 4.1 million in 2017. The average started to rise in 2018. and declined by $ 1,436.
As the pandemic caused players to receive about 37% of the payout last year, the actual average fell to $ 1.59 million, the lowest level since 1998. “We have remained consistent in our view that the current trends in our game respect must be addressed because of the lack of incentives to compete and the need for the system to better reflect the value created by players along the length of the service, ”said union leader Tony Clark in an email. The Associated Press. “While there are other forces and concerns at play in addition to the above, we look forward to discussing each of the issues I have just highlighted.