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Highest Team Payrolls in the MLB

The big league is under full swing diving into its third week of the season. Take a look at which teams in the MLB spend the most on their 2019 rosters.

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10. New York Mets

  • Owner(s): Fred Wilpon
  • Current Record: 6-3
  • Team Payroll: $158,475,871
  • Highest Active Contract: Robinson Cano, 2B, 10-years, $240,000,000

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9.  Los Angeles Angels

  • Owner(s): Arte Moreno
  • Current Record: 4-6
  • Team Payroll: $159,378,583
  • Highest Active Contract: Mike Trout, OF, 12-years, $426,500,000

Astros

8.  Houston Astros

  • Owner(s): Jim Crane
  • Current Record: 6-5
  • Team Payroll: $160,774,666
  • Highest Active Contract: Jose Altuve, 2B, 7-years, $163,500,000

Max Scherzer

7.  Washington Nationals

  • Owner(s): Ted Lerner
  • Current Record: 4-5
  • Team Payroll: $161,826,717
  • Highest Active Contract: Max Scherzer, SP, 7-years, $210,000,000

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6.  St. Louis Cardinals

  • Owner(s): William O. DeWitt Jr.
  • Current Record: 4-5
  • Team Payroll: $162,814,046
  • Highest Active Contract: Paul Goldschmidt, 5-years, $130,000,000

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5.  San Francisco Giants

  • Owner(s): Peter Magowan
  • Current Record: 3-7
  • Team Payroll: $178,764,046
  • Highest Active Contract: Buster Posey, C, 8-years, $159,000,000

Dodgers

4.  Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Owner(s): Guggenheim Baseball Management
  • Current Record: 8-2
  • Team Payroll: $196,720,112
  • Highest Active Contract: Clayton Kershaw, SP, 3-years, $93,000,000

Yankees

3.  New York Yankees

  • Owner(s): George Steinbrenner
  • Current Record: 5-5
  • Team Payroll: $208,084,848
  • Highest Active Contract: Giancarlo Stanton, OF, 13-years, $325,000,000

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2.  Chicago Cubs

  • Owner(s): Thomas S. Ricketts, Laura Ricketts, Pete Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Joe Ricketts
  • Current Record: 3-7
  • Team Payroll: $210,368,196
  • Highest Active Contract: Jon Lester, SP, 6-years. $155,000,000

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1.  Boston Red Sox

  • Owner(s): John W. Henry & Company
  • Current Record: 3-8
  • Team Payroll: $223,227,459
  • Highest Active Contract: David Price, SP, 7-years, $$217,000,000

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