Like it or not, baseball is big business. Collective player salaries have ballooned to $6 billion, and insiders expect that when the collective bargaining agreement ends after the 2026 season, the negotiations between owners and players will be contentious. The gap between the haves and the have-nots has never been wider. The New York Mets spend over $391 million on payroll, while the Miami Marlins spend less than $90 million. In the AL East, the Yankees (third), Blue Jays (fifth), Red Sox (12th), and Orioles (15th) are all in the top half of total cash payroll, while the Rays are near the bottom (28th).
Ranking the worst contracts in the AL East: How many do the Yankees have?
