List of Major League Baseball teams by payroll
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This is a list of Major League Baseball teams, ranked by their total salary as of 2008.[1]
| Rank | Team | Payroll |
| 1 | New York Yankees | $209,081,579 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | $138,685,197 |
| 3 | New York Mets | $138,293,378 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | $133,440,037 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | $121,152,667 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | $119,216,333 |
| 7 | Chicago Cubs | $118,595,833 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $118,536,038 |
| 9 | Seattle Mariners | $117,993,982 |
| 10 | Atlanta Braves | $102,424,018 |
| 11 | St. Louis Cardinals | $100,624,450 |
| 12 | Toronto Blue Jays | $98,641,957 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Phillies | $98,269,881 |
| 14 | Houston Astros | $88,930,415 |
| 15 | Milwaukee Brewers | $81,004,167 |
| 16 | Cleveland Indians | $78,970,067 |
| 17 | San Francisco Giants | $76,904,500 |
| 18 | Cincinnati Reds | $74,277,695 |
| 19 | San Diego Padres | $73,677,617 |
| 20 | Colorado Rockies | $68,655,500 |
| 21 | Texas Rangers | $68,239,551 |
| 22 | Baltimore Orioles | $67,196,248 |
| 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | $66,202,713 |
| 24 | Minnesota Twins | $62,182,767 |
| 25 | Kansas City Royals | $58,245,500 |
| 26 | Washington Nationals | $54,961,000 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $49,365,283 |
| 28 | Oakland Athletics | $47,967,126 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Rays | $43,820,598 |
| 30 | Florida Marlins | $21,836,500 |
[change] References
- ↑ Major League Baseball teams by payroll. sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved on 14 June 2008.
