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Teams may trade only players currently under contract. Trades between two or more major-league teams may freely occur at any time during a window that opens two days after the starting date of the final game of the most recent World Series and closes at 4 pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC 2000) on July 31.
Overview of largest sports contracts Rank Name Organization Sport Length of contract Contract value Average per year (USD) Average per game/event [a] (USD) Ref. 1 Juan Soto: New York Mets: Baseball: 15 years (2025–2039) $765,000,000 $51,000,000 $314,814 [1] 2 Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Dodgers: 10 years (2024–2033) [b] $700,000,000 ...
In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the richest contract in the history of North American sports at the time. Alex Rodriguez earned the highest salary in MLB in 2013 at $28,000,000. He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history, as well as a record 13 years with the highest AAV.
In early-to-mid July, just after the midway point of the season, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is held during a four-day break from the regular-season schedule. The All-Star Game features a team of players from the American League (AL)—led by the manager of the previous AL World Series team—and a team of players from the National ...
December 28: Confirming previous reports, the team signed free agent pitcher Walker Buehler to a one-year contract. [38] It is later reported that this contract is a $21.05 million one year contract, with a $3.05 million signing bonus, a $15 million base salary, and a mutual option for 2026 valued at $25 million with a $3 million buyout. [39]
On August 24, 2022, Major League Baseball released its 2023 schedule. There were 162 games scheduled for all teams. This season was the first MLB season of a new balanced schedule in which every team played each other at least once, similar to the NBA and NHL. The new balanced schedule included 13 games against their division rivals, totaling ...
On July 13, 2023, Major League Baseball released its 2024 schedule. There are 162 games scheduled for all teams. As has been the case since 2023, each team will play 13 games against their division rivals, totaling 52 games.
On December 5, the Cardinals in the second annual draft lottery for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, will get the #7 draft pick that initially projected them with the #5 pick. [13] The Rule 5 draft on December 6, at the Winter Meetings, the Cardinals selected RHP Ryan Fernandez, 25, 6-ft, 0-in., 170-lbs., from Boston. [14] [15]