The average salary in Major League Baseball is down due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Players receive about 37% of their 2020 pay under the formula agreed to in March by MLB and the union. Salaries averaged $1,295,942 on expanded Opening Day rosters after prorated pay was factored in.
It’s the lowest average in the annual Opening Day study since $1,176,967 in 1996 and down from $4,375,486 at the start of the 2019 season.
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Washington Nationals All-Star pitcher Max Scherzer topped the shortened season’s list at $17.8 million… that’s the lowest since Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kevin Brown made $15.7 million in 2000.
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