MLB Facts

MLB players make 1,000 times more than the workers in Costa Rica who make their baseballs.

1. Average 2011 salary for the St. Louis Cardinals: $3.9 million

2. Highest 2011 salary for the St. Louis Cardinals: $16.3 million (Matt Holliday, started at $366,000 in 2005) )

3. Average 2011 salary for the Texas Rangers: $3.2 million   

4. Highest 2011 salary for the Texas Rangers: $16.2 million (Michael Young, started at $250,000 in 2002)

5. Average salary for the workers in Costa Rica who make the official MLB Rawlings baseballs: $3,200