MLB salary cap 2017-2024
The Competitive Balance Tax in Major League Baseball is a soft salary cap which ensures teams do not spend too much money on player salaries. In 2024, the payroll threshold was set at 237 million U.S. dollars.
Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Forbes. (February 19, 2024). Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/
Forbes. "Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/
Forbes. (2024). Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/
Forbes. "Competitive Balance Tax Payroll Threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/
Forbes, Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Competitive Balance Tax payroll threshold in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, February 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799036/mlb-competitive-balance-tax-payroll-threshold/