Baseball Payrolls, List

NEW YORK (AP) -- Payrolls and average salaries for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.

Team	Payroll	Average
N.Y. Yankees	$182,835,513	$6,304,673
Boston	125,208,542	4,173,618
Anaheim	101,084,667	3,743,877
New York Mets	100,629,303	3,870,358
Philadelphia	93,219,167	3,452,562
Chicago Cubs	91,101,667	3,141,437
Los Angeles	89,694,342	3,449,782
Atlanta	88,507,788	3,160,992
San Francisco	82,019,167	2,645,780
Seattle	81,543,833	2,912,280
St. Louis	75,633,517	3,025,341
Houston	74,666,303	2,986,652
Arizona	70,204,984	2,420,862
Chicago White Sox	65,212,500	2,508,173
Colorado	64,590,403	2,306,800
Oakland	59,825,167	2,215,747
Texas	54,825,973	1,890,551
San Diego	54,639,503	2,185,580
Minnesota	53,585,000	2,060,962
Baltimore	51,212,653	1,829,023
Toronto	50,017,000	1,923,731
Kansas City	47,609,000	1,586,967
Detroit	46,353,554	1,655,484
Montreal	43,197,500	1,439,917
Cincinnati	43,067,858	1,538,138
Florida	42,118,042	1,559,927
Cleveland	34,569,300	1,152,310
Pittsburgh	32,227,929	1,193,627
Tampa Bay	29,506,667	1,092,840
Milwaukee	27,518,500	1,100,740

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