Professional baseball player Average annual salary over 40 million yen Softbank 1st place by teams June 29, 18:13
The average annual salary of professional baseball players exceeded 40 million yen for the first time in a survey by the player's association, and set a new record high for the third consecutive year. On the other hand, some athletes are worried about the impact of the new coronavirus on next year's salary.
The Professional Baseball Players Association has been conducting annual salary surveys of athletes every year since 1980, and this year, 727 people excluding foreign athletes and nurturing athletes were targeted.
As a result, the average annual salary of the 12 teams was 41,890,000 yen, which was 2,040,000 yen higher than last year, an increase of 5.1% from the previous year, exceeding 40 million yen for the first time, and the record high for the third consecutive year.
By team, 8 out of 12 teams increased from last year, SoftBank increased 9.1% to 71.31 million yen and ranked first for the first time in 2 years, and the giant who was first last year fell 11.8% to 61.07 million yen in 2nd place. did.
Rakuten was 3rd, Hiroshima was 4th, Seibu was 5th, and Lotte was 30.5 million yen at the bottom.
On the other hand, the new coronavirus has reduced the number of games this season, and since it has been held with no audience since the opening, it is expected that the income of each team will be greatly reduced, Some people are worried about the impact on next year's salary.
Tadahito Mori, Secretary General of the Athlete's Association, said in preparation for the off-season annual salary negotiation, "The number of games has decreased but the players have been coming from the camp. I would like you to see the numbers properly, and then we will discuss them in good faith."