List of highest-paid Major League Baseball players (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of highest-paid Major League Baseball players" in English language version.

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26nytimes.com

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12spotrac.com

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10espn.com

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4web.archive.org

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4cnn.com

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3news.google.com

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2books.google.com

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2usatoday.com

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2mlb.com

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1stevetheump.com

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1southsidesox.com

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1bucknell.edu

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1baseballhall.org

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1mlbdailydish.com

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1fangraphs.com

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archive.today

Boswell, Thomas (September 6, 1985). "Eddie Murray's new contract surpasses all others". Anchorage Daily News. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

baseball-reference.com

"Babe Ruth Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Justin Verlander Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Miguel Cabrera Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Albert Pujols Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Zack Greinke Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Max Scherzer Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
"Clayton Kershaw Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
"Derek Jeter Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
"CC Sabathia Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Nolan Ryan Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Dave Winfield Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Eddie Murray Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Orel Hershiser Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Bret Saberhagen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Kirby Puckett Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Mark Langston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Mark Davis Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Dave Stewart Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Will Clark Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Don Mattingly Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Jose Canseco Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Roger Clemens Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Bobby Bonilla Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Ryne Sandberg Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Ken Griffey, Jr. Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Albert Belle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Greg Maddux Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Pedro Martinez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Mike Piazza Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Mo Vaughn Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Kevin Brown Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Carlos Delgado Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Roger Clemens 2006 Pitching Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Rickey Henderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

baseballhall.org

"ANGELS PULL OFF BLOCKBUSTER BY TRADING FOR CAREW".

boardroom.tv

"Max Scherzer: Inside His Record-breaking Contract with the Mets". 29 November 2021.

books.google.com

Hampton, Wilborn (2009). Babe Ruth: A twentieth-century life. New York: Viking. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-670-06305-5. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
Stewart, Wayne (2006). Babe Ruth: A biography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-313-33596-6. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

bucknell.edu

statisticsbehindmlbcontracts.blogs.bucknell.edu

"Exploring the History of MLB Contracts".

cnn.com

sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Belth, Alex (December 2, 2005). "From Catfish to A-Rod: Landmark moments from baseball's free-agent era". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Salary Progression Chart". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 14, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"$252,000,000: A-Rod, Rangers agree to richest deal in sports history". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 14, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"MLB Baseball - Salary Progression Chart". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 11, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via CNNSI.com.

espn.com

"MLB players, owners announce five-year labor deal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 25, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"MLB's average salary eclipses $3M for first time". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Selig gives blessing to mega-merger". ESPN.com. February 17, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Rodriguez finalizes $275M deal with Yankees". ESPN.com. December 13, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Dodgers, Clayton Kershaw have deal". 15 January 2014.
"Zack Greinke finalizes 6-year, $206.5M deal with D-backs". 8 December 2015.
"Rocket relaunch: Clemens rejoins Astros". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 1, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Clemens to make about $4.5 million per month". ESPN.com. May 7, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
Olney, Buster (May 30, 2007). "If inclined, Yankees would need Rocket's OK on trade". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Paying it forward: The Mets' cash troubles are epitomized by the story of Bobby Bonilla". Retrieved August 12, 2013.

fangraphs.com

blogs.fangraphs.com

"Shohei Ohtani Is Deferring 97% of His Contract". 12 December 2023.

mlb.com

mlb.mlb.com

Bloom, Barry (March 10, 2009). "Fehr does not foresee a salary cap". MLB.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

mlb.com

"Cole joins Yankees on 9-year deal".

mlbdailydish.com

"Tigers sign Miguel Cabrera to 8-year, $248 million extension". 27 March 2014.

news.google.com

Boswell, Thomas (September 6, 1985). "Eddie Murray's new contract surpasses all others". Anchorage Daily News. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
"Dave Stewart agrees to contract". Harlan Daily Enterprise. Associated Press. January 18, 1990. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
"Viola gets big pact, loss". Spokane Chronicle. Associated Press. April 20, 1989. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

nytimes.com

"Yastrzemski Makes Baseball History With a $500,000 Three-Year Contract". The New York Times. 18 February 1971.
Chass, Murray (December 16, 1980). "Yanks Sign Winfield for up to $25 million; $1.5 million for first year Winfield becomes Yankee". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (February 17, 1989). "Another record for Hershiser: $7.9 million Dodger contract". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (November 23, 1989). "Puckett hits the Jackpot: First $3 million man". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (December 2, 1989). "Angels and Langston agree on $16 million". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Durso, Joseph (December 12, 1989). "Mark Davis signs with Royals for $13 million". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
"Will Clark package zooms to $15 million". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 23, 1990. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Anderson, Dave (April 11, 1990). "Sports of the Times; Mattingly: Yankees' last tradition". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Koppett, Leonard (June 28, 1990). "Canseco gets his pitch: $23.5 million from A's". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (February 9, 1991). "Baseball; Clemens signs for more than $5 million a year". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (December 3, 1991). "Baseball; How Bonilla got Mets to empty their pockets". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (March 3, 1992). "Sandberg becomes highest-paid player, for now". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (December 6, 1992). "Baseball; Giants make investment: $43 million in Bonds". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (February 1, 1996). "Baseball; Griffey becomes the first $8 million dollar man". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Smith, Claire (November 20, 1996). "Belle signs the richest deal: 5 years, $55 million". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
"Extension gives Bonds top salary". The New York Times. February 21, 1997. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Schwartz, Jerry (August 11, 1997). "Maddux's deal heads salary list". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (December 11, 1997). "Baseball; Martinez's $75 million for 6 years raises bar". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Diamos, Jason (October 25, 1998). "Baseball; The Mets agree to make Piazza baseball's richest player; Leiter says he is close to a $32 million deal". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (November 27, 1998). "Baseball: On baseball; Boston, with Vaughn gone, now can't win for signing". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Diamos, Jason (December 13, 1998). "Baseball: Brown becomes the richest in baseball". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Olney, Buster (August 12, 2000). "Clemens' New Deal is most unusual". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Chass, Murray (October 21, 2000). "Plus: Baseball; Delgado becomes top-paid player". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
Kepner, Tyler (2019-03-19). "Mike Trout and Angels Said to Agree to $430 Million Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
Durso, Joseph (February 9, 1981). "Dave Winfield finds baseball and business the perfect mix". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2011.

bats.blogs.nytimes.com

Kepner, Tyler (April 6, 2010). "Edginess Over the Yankees' Payroll". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

southsidesox.com

"Today in White Sox History: February 27". 27 February 2022.

spotrac.com

"Max Scherzer". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Justin Verlander". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Aaron Judge". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Anthony Rendon". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Mike Trout". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Gerrit Cole". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Corey Seager". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Nolan Arenado". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
"Stephen Strasburg". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
"Francisco Lindor". spotrac.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
"Alex Rodriguez Statistics and History". spotrac.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
"Mike Trout Payroll".

stevetheump.com

"Baseball Luxury Tax".

usatoday.com

"2013 MLB Salaries by team". USA Today. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
Nightengale, Bob (April 11, 2010). "Parity? Yankees, Red Sox loom large for smaller market teams". USA Today. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

web.archive.org

Belth, Alex (December 2, 2005). "From Catfish to A-Rod: Landmark moments from baseball's free-agent era". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"Salary Progression Chart". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 14, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"$252,000,000: A-Rod, Rangers agree to richest deal in sports history". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 14, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
"MLB Baseball - Salary Progression Chart". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. December 11, 2000. Archived from the original on May 25, 2001. Retrieved March 22, 2011 – via CNNSI.com.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Kepner, Tyler (2019-03-19). "Mike Trout and Angels Said to Agree to $430 Million Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-19.