Ohtani probably gets paid 140K per plate appearance

Ohtani probably gets paid 140K per plate appearance
by SixShutouts66 (2024-04-01 00:07:22)

In reply to: sports salaries...., in 1973 Dick Allen became the first posted by kdh325

$70M/500 = 140K

Many occupations have similar gaps between those who have made it big and those struggling to survive (MLB superstar to minor leaguer, marquee actor to hopeful, probably true for lawyers etc.)

There's a lot of disparity between pay received and value/difficulty of jobs

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