According to an Associated Press study, the average MLB salary will break the $4 million mark for the first time in 2015, continuing a trend that has seen payrolls skyrocket due in part to increasing revenues from broadcasting deals. The average player will make an estimated $4.25 million this season, up from $3.65 million just two years ago. And the perks of playing big-league baseball donât end there. Major Leaguers will also get $100.50 a day in meal money while on the road in 2015.
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