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MLB notebook: Average salary down 4.8% in 2 years; top 100 earn 52.4% of total
The average salary has fallen 6.4% since the start of the 2017 season, when it peaked at $4.45 million, according to a study of major league contracts.
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Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer is the highest-paid player in 2021 at $38 million after agreeing to a $102 million, three-year contract he can terminate after one season.
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NEW YORK The average major league salary dropped 4.8% to just under $4.17 million on Opening Day from the start of the previous full season in 2019.
The average has fallen 6.4% since the start of the 2017 season, when it peaked at $4.45 million, according to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press. The salary downturn is yet another sign baseball could be headed toward labor strife and a possible work stoppage in 2022.
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Let us appreciate the grace and uncommon decency of Henry Aaron
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Howard Bryant shares lasting memories of Hank Aaron (3:00)
Howard Bryant reflects on the moments he shared with Hank Aaron while writing a biography of the Hall of Famer. (3:00)
Author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
Author of Juicing the Game
When I first reached out to Henry Aaron to tell him I was interested in writing a book about his life, he did not want to talk to me. He was convinced the public had no interest in him, except to have him serve as their proxy to criticize Barry Bonds as Bonds neared his all-time home run record. Henry s titanic statistical achievements cemented, he was tired of the constant misinterpretation of his worldview. The journalistic response to his critique of race relations had turned him inward. In print, he saw himself portrayed as bitter, always bitter, when in fact he was merely telling the story of his life answering the questions he was asked. When we first