The average salary rose 3.6% to $5,160,245. That was up from a 1.5% increase last year but down from an 11.1% increase in 2023.. Adding Blake Snell, Michael Conforto, Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates ...

Shohei Ohtani is about to set a new Dodgers record when he takes the mound this Monday against the Padres. ... $700 million contract with the franchise in December of 2023. ...

Ohtani had 33 at the midpoint of the 2021 campaign, 32 at the same mark in 2023, 19 in 2022 and seven in 2018. At his current pace, Ohtani could have 34 by the time the 2025 Midsummer Classic ...

With 73 runs in the Dodgers' first 72 games of the season, Ohtani is on pace to set the modern NL record for runs in a season, with 164. It's a mark that only two players have achieved since 1900.

Still, the Mets were down from their record high of $355.4 million in 2023. The average rose 3.6% to $5,160,245. That was up from a 1.5% increase last year but down from an 11.1% increase in 2023.

The New York Mets, with Juan Soto’s record $61.9 million pay, led MLB for the third straight opening day with a $322.6 million payroll, just ahead of the World Series champion Los Angeles ...

Still, the Mets were down from their record high of $355.4 million in 2023. The average rose 3.6% to $5,160,245. That was up from a 1.5% increase last year but down from an 11.1% increase in 2023.