The MLB San Diego Padres announced the signing of Manny Machado for $300 million over 10 years, the largest free agent contract in North American professional sports. Throughout the history of global professional sports, this $300 million contract can be ranked third, and baseball occupies eight of the top ten contracts.
MLB ranks No. 1 in professional sports in terms of total contract value and average annual salary, but don’t forget that MLB is a club of 750 people, and many rookies still have a basic salary of less than one million. According to authoritative media data, the average annual salary of the NBA in 2018 is US$7.77 million and still ranks first, the IPL Indian Cricket League ranks second at US$5.06 million, MLB ranks third at US$4.51 million, and the Premier League ranks at 394 million. million dollars ranked fourth.