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[table][tr][td]Opening Day 2010
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[/td][/tr][tr][td][table][tr][td]Team[/td][td]Total payroll[/td][/tr][tr][td] New York Yankees[/td][td]$ 206,333,389 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Boston Red Sox[/td][td]$ 162,447,333 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Chicago Cubs[/td][td]$ 146,609,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Philadelphia Phillies[/td][td]$ 141,928,379 [/td][/tr][tr][td] New York Mets[/td][td]$ 134,422,942 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Detroit Tigers[/td][td]$ 122,864,928 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Chicago White Sox[/td][td]$ 105,530,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Los Angeles Angels[/td][td]$ 104,963,866 [/td][/tr][tr][td] San Francisco Giants[/td][td]$ 98,641,333 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Minnesota Twins[/td][td]$ 97,559,166 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Los Angeles Dodgers[/td][td]$ 95,358,016 [/td][/tr][tr][td] St. Louis Cardinals[/td][td]$ 93,540,751 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Houston Astros[/td][td]$ 92,355,500 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Seattle Mariners[/td][td]$ 86,510,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Atlanta Braves[/td][td]$ 84,423,666 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Colorado Rockies[/td][td]$ 84,227,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Baltimore Orioles[/td][td]$ 81,612,500 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Milwaukee Brewers[/td][td]$ 81,108,278 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Tampa Bay Rays[/td][td]$ 71,923,471 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Cincinnati Reds[/td][td]$ 71,761,542 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Kansas City Royals[/td][td]$ 71,405,210 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Toronto Blue Jays[/td][td]$ 62,234,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Washington Nationals[/td][td]$ 61,400,000 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Cleveland Indians[/td][td]$ 61,203,966 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Arizona Diamondbacks[/td][td]$ 60,718,166 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Florida Marlins[/td][td]$ 57,034,719 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Texas Rangers[/td][td]$ 55,250,544 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Oakland Athletics[/td][td]$ 51,654,900 [/td][/tr][tr][td] San Diego Padres[/td][td]$ 37,799,300 [/td][/tr][tr][td] Pittsburgh Pirates[/td][td]$ 34,943,000 [/td][/tr][/table][/td][/tr][/table]
The average salary for Major League Baseball players has dropped 17 percent from Opening Day of last season, USA Today has reported, citing an annual survey that dates to 1988.
The measure is the largest decrease in pay since the newspaper began charting Opening Day salaries.
[table][tr][td]Opening Day 2010
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The average salary for Major League Baseball players has dropped 17 percent from Opening Day of last season, USA Today has reported, citing an annual survey that dates to 1988.
The measure is the largest decrease in pay since the newspaper began charting Opening Day salaries.