How And When You Get Paid in MLB?
Vložit
- čas přidán 6. 04. 2018
- CHECK OUT OUR ELITE HITTING AND FIELDING COURSES!
Click the link below to check out our new course explaining our step-by-step system to BUILDING THE ELITE SWING and over 30 drills!
antonellibaseball.mykajabi.co...
Click the link below to check out our new infield course explaining our step-by-step system to BUILDING AN ELITE INFIELDER and over 50 fielding drills!
antonellibaseball.mykajabi.co...
Support our page by clicking the link below:
/ antonellibaseball
Antonelli Baseball is the #1 online resource for baseball instruction. If you would like to work with Matt Antonelli, or an Antonelli Baseball staff member, email him at matt@antonellibaseball.com
Follow Us Online!
Instagram: / antonellibaseball
Like Me on Facebook: / antonellibaseball
Check out our website: www.antonellibaseball.com - Sport
![[柴犬ASMR]曼玉Manyu&小白Bai 毛发护理Spa asmr](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0TsXQ7z2Dh4/mqdefault.jpg)
⚾️ 2 FREE Hitting Drills ⬇️
antonellibaseball.mykajabi.com/hittingdrill
I am 56 years old and want to thank you for allowing me to get a glimpse behind the curtains of MLB. I really appreciate your candor and time. It is so refreshing to listen to the things you discuss. Wishing you all the best.
Thanks so much for watching!!
5 and a half minutes in, and I just realized you're saying "meal," not "mail"
Haha I have a bad accent lol
Same here.. I just thought they wrote a lot of letters back home
After the full video, I saw your comment and realized he is saying "meal", not "mail"
Same, I just thought it was a paper check called a mail money. Thass funnnny. Your accent isn’t bad my dude.
I'm glad I read the comments before watching. Otherwise I would've wondered what's mail money the entire time!
I will never heckle a minor league baseball player ever again.
Feel free to heckle the guys making rehab starts though
For sure - pretty sure they're pretty driven by the love of the game and hunger (literally and figuratively).
LOL
If I was a minor leaguer I wouldn’t worry what a high school benchwarmer or beer bellied softball slow pitch player would say
@@Lord_Bibulous good point.
Minor league players are getting ripped off.
Imagine how many babe ruths got passed by just due to not being able to make ends meet. Once a player makes minors there salary should at minimum that states avg or countries avg pay scale. I dont want anyone to worry about the electricity being turned off. I want them to only worry about making the big leagues.
We all need to back up our youths more to fulfill there dreams. Im not just talking about sports majors either.
@@skyesthelimit6792 that's why it's for privileged kids. The whole thing is expensive all the way from a little kid up.
@@joebob978 I hear ya man. The kids I coach have a better opportunity just from the field they got. Me in bklyn as a kid the fields had glass, rocks & just horrible conditions. I also got picked up for varsity as a freshman but couldnt play due to the finance charge they expected.
Yeah it’s hilarious to me that the MLB is so low income they can’t pay minor leauge guys a livable wage lmao. G Leauge NBA guys make 500k to a mill easily on the low end.
@@carryeveryday910 stingy bastards. At least pay them a fucking living wage wtf
Just found your videos. I remember you back in SD. Had a few of your baseball cards.
I just want to say how great it is to hear a real down to earth take of how things work behind the scenes. Things most of us fans will never typically know. Thank you.
Very glad to hear you're coaching and still enjoying the game.
God bless.
Awesome! And thanks so much! Thanks for watching!
I've never felt so broke in my life.
Haha! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Mr. Hospitality hahahahaha!!!!
150 a week??? Hhaahaha, eff that... 20k a week? 😶 im in the wrong line of work...😉
Thanks for doing these videos, Matt. As a baseball fan, this kind of information is so amazing. It's awesome to get a player perspective on real stuff.
Thanks for watching!!!
Me and a buddy were discussing Mark Appel and how he never played in the majors, despite being a first round pick. Are there any notable players you were drafted alongside/played with who you were surprised never made it in the majors, or who had surprisingly short careers?
Damn dude, as someone who played college ball in the early 2000s as a late in the rotation batter but maintained a spot in the outfield bench player, I remember being told the league minimum was 122k a year and at the time I was like holy shit man. What a life but damn dude. It's so much more
$400,000 is not $60,000 month, I said to myself. Then I remembered they don’t play baseball all year. Good video.
There season is six months long. Oh I forgot you said that.
Most people, even in the US don't make $60k a year! Point is; you HAVE TO be wise with your 💵 💵 💵!
It sounds criminal to pay minor leaguers that little, who can survive like that?
That’s because they don’t expect certain players to make it to the next level depending on how you play I agree who can make it like that
All jobs are like this now. Unless you got the illuminati hookup.
Joe Bob factory jobs get you 600+ every 2 weeks for a low paying job.
@@ponyexpress5274 yeah 600 every 2 weeks is shit for money.
The teams provide housing (hotels) for spring training and road games so the players arent financially responsible for it. My guess is that alot of the players become roommates and penny pinch. Its doable. Not fun at all, but doable lol
Just subscribed a few hours ago. You've answered many questions that have popped into my head over the years. We need a guy like you for NBA now haha
Year late but ‘All the Smoke’ podcast with Matt Barnes is pretty good
Thanks a lot!. Great vid. for up and coming ball players.
I’ve always wondered how it worked. Very informative.
Any other sport: “Baseball is boring.”
MLB players: *Laughs in MLBPA*
Very informative video and great insights. Look foward to watching many more of your videos. Subbed
Great content my man. I was drafted by the Orioles in the 5th round in 1988. It was $12 a day meal money and got it on the bus. Lol. I played in instructional league too. Meal money only ( for dinner) they provided breakfast and lunch at the complex. 🤙🏼 So the meal money per day didn’t go up too much all those years. They want you hungry to get to the movies.
Hey Matt! I remember your name being mentioned a lot when I watched The Padres. I believe you were in their farm system. Thanks for making this video. I was always curious about this stuff.
Hi, Matt. Thank you for the video. Please do one on why more players are not rejecting the league minimum for higher salaries in Japan. Some average guys have made 1 to 2 million a year in Japan while other average guys are settling for less in the US. I just think more average guys should spend more years in Japan, instead of just a couple years at the tail end of their careers. This would also push US teams to pay average guys more, if the teams start to lose more guys to Japan.
I think going to Japan is very difficult. There are not many players coming the other way either.
Totally different language and culture. And if they've never been to visit Japan is it really worth it for just double the money. (And I don't know the tax situation either. )
as a lifelong baseball fan, I found this video fascinating. Thanks for sharing such a unique (and unheard) perspective of aspects of the game we normally don't think about - can't wait to check out your other vids!
No problem!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love your videos! I've been bingeing them and it's really cool that you're sharing this kind of thing with us. Thanks!
Hi Stryker!
Great video, bro. I just stumbled across your channel but glad I did. You sir have a new subscriber. Take care, bro. God bless.
Thank you, that was interesting, I never knew that and always wondered about it.
Me too!!!
Your videos are awesome!!! Thank you so much for posting them!
Matt thank you for answering fan questions. Good videos bud keep up the good work.
Great information! One thing that I always wondered about was fines/suspensions. When a player receives, say, a four game suspension unpaid, you know that the loss of pay is that much worse since they're only paid during the regular season instead of year round.
Great point!!! Thanks for watching our stuff and commenting!!
I can see why a lot of players quit baseball if their stuck in the minors.
Its spelt thre, not their. Thre. Like, Thre Ragnorak is the best Thre movie.
@@robovac3557 you don't make any god damn sense.
It's 2019 and I still can't believe people don't know their "there's"...
@@sssbattleaxe "they are and they're", and "there" and "their" are fine. My question was about "thre"
Justin Meyer I think he’s being sarcastic my guy
I have watched some of your videos about pay for players. Could you talk about a few areas that are part of your income as a professional player? If you are in the big leagues you are a member of the Player's Union. you would get a VERY large check for a share of all the licensed products sold in the marketplace that season. Also most players can get additional income by signing at card shows and appearences. In addition the trading card companies pay many players to autograph cards to be inserted into packs. The trading card money is also available to just drafted players. As a first round pick I would guess you were paid a decent buck to sign for these card companies. The salary is only one componant of a professional's income. Your videos are great. I am from Rochester, NY so Antonelli is a name I know well.
Awesome video! Thanks for posting it.
Glad this showed up in my feed this morning. Sort of humbles you to realize how broke these guys are and the work they put in to get chump change. Respect to all those minor leaguers still trying to live their dream✊🏻
Thanks so much!!! Thanks so much for watching our videos and I appreciate you commenting!!
Keep the videos coming brother. Good luck with everything.
I have a question for a video What is it like when you get called up. Like do u get a phone call or a coach tells u. Also another one is What is the hardest teams you have played top 7
I did a video on what its like getting called up if you can find it in our playlist. Thanks for watching and commenting!
+Antonelli Baseball dam bro the fuck u doin with all ur moneys11?1!!
Just watched one of your highlights in the Majors. To have The greatest baseball announcer Vin Scully calling your first Major League base hit! I don't know what can be cooler than that!!!!
Haha it was definitely cool! Thanks!!!! Thanks for commenting and watching our videos!
Very interesting video. Keep making these vids and I'll keep watching.
On this topic specifically, I love the differences between teams with regards to rules. As an aspiring middle infielder myself in the mid 80s I experimented with all kinds of looks, slumpbusters etc. What sets baseball apart from other sports and makes it the best team activity on the planet is it's cerebral needs and it's uniqueness.
I used to work in a hospital during the off-season helping the doctor with the circumcisions. The pay wasn’t great but I got a lot of tips. ✂️ 😜
Hahaha!
Next try the zoo, elephant circumcision, tips are huge.
K.C.J. S.E.H. Hahahaha🤣
YouGoPro It’s rare that I laugh out loud reading comments, but my coworkers are looking at me funny due to my sudden outburst. Well-played, sir.
SCHMUCK!
Hi. Really enjoyed this video - very well spoken and delivered - and interesting!
Thanks for sharing.
God Bless, Ken
You don't have to sign your name like you are writing a letter, everyone can see who made this post.
Awesome videos! Great insight into a lot of questions baseball fans wonder about!
Thanks!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
1990 thru 1992 I made $15 a day meal money playing for Seattle in the minors .
@Mourning Star made $850 a month in rookie ball in 1989 and got paid $340 every 2 weeks after taxes . We didn't get paid any meal money because everything was a commute in Phoenix Arizona , with maybe the longest trip was 40 minutes . 1990 short season A ball we made $1050 a month and got paid around $450 every 2 weeks . 1991 thru 1992 in High A we made $1200 a month and brought home roughly over $500 every 2 weeks .
OMG Matthew kluge what was that like?
@@brittenyevans1101 It was a good experience for a kid out of high school . You're not making much money despite it being a game but you get to travel and learn how to be on your own . I had a good time despite not having a very good career .
@@matthewkluge5441 Don't wanna seem like a stalker but are you Matthew Joseph Kluge? Possibly born in Canada?
In New Brunswick
Great informative video! What happens to a players salary if they are in the majors but get demoted to triple A? Do they still get their major league salary or does that stop until they get called back up?
Thanks!!! It depends. If they are being paid league minimum, they will only get paid that while playing in MLB games. If they get sent down they will make 40 man money which is usually around 50-60,000. If they are not making league minimum they will continue to make their mlb salary even if they are sent down. Thanks for watching and commenting!
There are a lot of rules involved. If you that player that got demoted to Triple A and had a big league contract, they pay him his guaranteed salary.
Its not informative if you do your own research lol
Yeah, as Antonelli said, it entirely depends.
If you are promoted to the majors before September, you are in the 25 man roster. Usually, they do that for guys to fill in holes due to a major league getting injured or suspended. But if you make the 25 man roster at any point before September, you will automatically get the minimum major league contract.
If you are promoted in September as a "call up," you only make the 40 man roster money, which is significantly less than league minimum. It's only like 60k vs...i think 350k for the league minimum?
If you have a major league contract, you are guaranteed that money no matter what. If a guy who is 35 years old and signs a 4 year contract for...say....a total of $20 million (5 million a year),, the team is contractually obligated to pay him the full amount unless he is traded or another team "buys out" his contract. In which case, his new team is contractually obligated to pay the rest of the full amount on the contract no matter what. (Unless he is again, subsequently traded or sold.) If this old veteran's performance suddenly drops and he is reassigned to the minors, he still gets paid on his full MLB contract. If he has a season-ending injury, he still gets paid. If he suffers a career-ending injury, he still gets paid. A team may "cut" the player, in which case, they will pay the player the FULL amount immediately. Teams will sometimes (but rarely) do this to sacrifice salary now, to make room in later years. Say the player makes it to age 38 before his performance really drops, and he has one more year left. And the team has a cadre of really good young players, and the old man is no longer needed. The team may cut him, paying him $8 million now, freeing up $4 million for next season.
And of course there are other rules as well, some of which has changed. Like a team is only able to retain a minor league for so many years before they are eligibel for minor league free agency in the hopes of getting on a team that has more use for him at higher levels; maybe even the major league roster. A young player may get drafted by another team in the "Rule 5 Draft," if he's not used within 3 or 5 years (I forget how long.) In which case, the drafting team MUST pay him MLB minimum no matter what, and he must be placed and held on the 40 man "protected" roster. Else he goes on irrevocable waivers and his previous team can claim him back within 3 days.
The MLB has some pretty crazy esoteric rules. Which I actually find kinda fascinating and fun to pay attention to.
yes
Hi Matt.
You did a great job organizing and delivering this discussion.
It was interesting and easy to follow.
Thanks...
Thank you!
I've read that MLB postseason bonuses is from the revenue made for that postseason and shared out between the teams based on how far they go.
Is it true that the All-Star game attendant pay go through the pension funds
Matt, I want to thank you for the info you give on MLB life. I played college ball until my junior year when I blew out my arm. I always had dreams of going to the next level. And I always wondered what it was like. Thanks to your videos, I at least get a glimpse into the life of a big leaguer.
No problem! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I love baseball. Always have. This is the greatest thing. It is like being on the team but not having to hit a 100 mph fastball. Thanks and keep it coming.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good walk through and explanation. I have wondered how that works. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!! Thanks so much for watching our videos and I appreciate you commenting!!
Thank you Sir for your time and that breakdown. I was always curious about the financial side of how a ball player’s earnings were paid and received. So if a player’s salary is 1 million dollars a season, you divide that gross pay into roughly 12 pay period for 6 month. So players who don’t earn a 7 figure salary or higher really must have a good head on their shoulders and be fiscally responsible to not go broke. At that 400k or higher pay grade, you’re looking at a 40% tax rate. I appreciate the knowledge shared Antonelli, God bless!
No problem at all! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Lots of great info in your videos! My son was drafted out of college this past year. He was assigned to 4 different teams for the summer and early fall. I am currently trying to figure out his taxes for the year, and come to find out.... Not only does he make less than minimum wage for the amount of work he puts in, he gets to pay state income tax in each state that he was in (if that state has a state income tax). Not only that.... his signing bonus was taxed in each state that he played as well. Very unpleasant surprise as he lives in Florida, which has NO state income tax. Was the jock tax in place when you played? I can imagine you got hit pretty hard playing in California.
This is not a complaint by any means. I am thrilled he is getting the opportunity. Just something I had never heard of before this year.
When I had an ex-wife of a National Leaguer as a client, we had to see his tax returns. Not only did he have to pay state income taxes in each state they played, but also city income tax (St. Louis & NYC) and tax to Canada (Expos still existed). Good thing he played in a state w/o income tax.
Great video! You seem like a really humble guy, I will definitely share this with my boys who aspire to make a living playing baseball.
Thanks a bunch!!! Tell them good luck!
Digging your channel man. I've always been curious about the inner workings of pro sports, especially baseball. I was a pitcher for a while in little league and HS, I was good, made varsity freshmen year, but didn't have the size to even get looked at. Keep it up!
Thanks so much I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
What about union dues, tips. Etc. ?
Question Matt:
Is the income taxes you pay from a Major League team reflect where the team is located? As a payroll officer I'm always very curious on that, especially with the Toronto Blue Jays in the mix. Would the Jays staff have to be taxed according to their home state/province, or according to the province of Ontario (where they would get deducted CPP, EI, and Federal/Ontario income taxes)?
Taxes are paid to every city and state a player plays ( road trips) plus to where he lives.
Great video. These are things i think of asking but never researched. Thanks
Thanks a bunch!!!
I’ve always wondered about this! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching!!!
Only getting paid during the season I bet there is lots of players making millions showing up to spring training broke.
I’ve heard of top tier nfl players having to take out loans just to get through the regular season so you’re probably right about that.
Damn
@@khialaaloocompany590 Well they have about 5 ex wives, 10 kids (9 of which they didn't want) Most don't want to pay the child support. so yeah it adds up.
DAMN $30k every 2 weeks to start at league minimum..
Not bad! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Big Nasty I literally just learned what fortnight meant about a month ago. Never heard that term in my life until then.
Yanks don't say fortnight? They say it about as much as southerners do, which isn't very much. I live in the south and I have literally never heard anyone say fortnight and always say "every two weeks" when it comes to pay.
I love baseball ⚾️ Thank you for the info. Very educational! 👍
Thanks for the information. I have always wondered how this worked.
No problem!!! Thanks for watching!!
I don't think you understand how interesting your videos are to fans, please keep it up
Thanks Kyle!!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Do you imagine Harper getting his $20 meal money !? 😂
Can you talk much about either your experience or just what you know from other teammates about how signing and negotiating a contract usually goes? Like is it all between agents and organizations or are some players directly working with the club maybe at like a single A level? I always wonder especially in the minors or for new MLB players how much leverage they have to actually negotiate a contract, since it seems like in the minors the club is "giving you the opportunity", so even if you're exceeding expectations do you not really get to negotiate? Great video by the way, I just found your channel and am totally loving this insider knowledge, it's such a huge part of being a player and you never really get to hear about it!
I have a video on it in our playlist! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Do you get to keep your ball cap after your traded, released, or designated for assignment?
I am showing this to my 14 year old son! Thank you!
Awesome!!! Thanks for watching our videos and for commenting!!!
$30,000 EVERY 2 WEEKS..... is league MINIMUM?!!!!
firebirdude2 Got to love that.
Yup! lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!
400K a year is about 16K every two weeks, not 30K. Today players make about 21K every two weeks.
Xander Baggins gotta love folks that cant read
firebirdude2
lol... 60,000 a month 20 percent on the dollar for taxes ... sign me up!!! now
Love these videos. So interesting
Congratulations on makin the majors. Thanks for explaining.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Thanks!!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I watch the Potomac Nationals on a regular basis season tickets 1st row behind catcher. It's crazy that the players I'm watching are not really making any $$.
Haha crazy huh! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Full disclosure. Thanks for the transparency and honesty. This is information we may read about but don't hear it from ball players.
Thanks a bunch for watching!!!
Interesting information thank you for sharing. After having listened to you talk about salary distribution it is not unlike any other business, the MLB is a business after all. I would like to clarify a couple of things. When you said you get your season salary payments every two weeks you later said you get paid at the middle of the month and at the end of the month. These are two different payment structures, bi-weekly means every two weeks while semi-monthly means two payments in a month usually on the 15th of the month and at the end of the month. There is a difference, particularly if you are earning a multi-million dollar salary. With a bi-weekly pay out you actually get less per paycheck per month since you are getting your annual salary divided by a base distribution of 26 (52 weeks divided by 2). In a semi-monthly distribution you get 24 payments (12 months times 2). Also, you say that you don't get paid during the off-season. This is not actually correct, you did get paid your full salary it was just distributed over the season and not over a 12 month period. Teachers and college professors face this same issue and most of them opt to have their salary paid over a 12-month payout instead of 9 months which is the length of a typical school year.
Its becoming apparent to me why Bellingers Dad was paying his rent during his time in the minors now, I thought he was a spoiled brat throughout and post highschool but it turns out its not much different than having your parents pay your way through college while you work a crappy part time burger job! hahaha
Haha for sure!!! It's crazy huh! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Garrett Galindo You get paid MORE flipping burgers than playing in the Minor League. It is pure exploitation. I saw a documentary where some Minor League officials admitted that they get these guys to play for almost NOTHING because most of them are delusional and think they will eventually make the majors. One quote I remember was something like, " Most Minor League players are just here to practice with the few who are talented enough for the Majors. They just don't know it." They knowingly sell these guys a pipe dream.
Cant all be mike trout, the world needs ditch diggers playing A ball too.. so im not surprised.
kay jay Can you remember the name of the documentary?
I'm not sure how his old man could afford to pay his rent lol. Most of his career was spent in the minors. He was a well seasoned minor league vet by the time he got his cup of coffee in the Majors. And he was probably only making league minimum during the short time he was in the bigs.
Not sure why CZcams Recommended this, but interesting! Wow 60k a cheque?! OMG.
Thanks!!! Thanks so much for commenting and watching our videos!
Wow this was interesting, great video
Excellent video and very informative. Thanks for taking the time to produce it. It is truly sad most ppl who commented only heard how much one makes in the majors not how hard it is to be a minor league athlete. When I was training minor league hockey players in Europe most of them were working part time while playing IN SEASON. the kid I trained was a postman by day and hockey player by night. I got paid a whopping 12euros an hour to train the 21 year old hopeful. I was 31 at the time. Life of a pro athlete is not all roses
Absolutely very true!!!! Thanks for watching our stuff and commenting!
Love the vids Matt! Do players have to pay state taxes for all the separate states you play in? Example, you are on a 6 game road trip to play the Reds and Pirates, do you have to pay Ohio and Pennsylvania state taxes?
I’d love for Matt to address this! (3 years late so probably not lol) but a close friend of mine played in the NHL several years ago and he had to file taxes for “each city he made money in.” Not too hard to manage, but certainly adds a layer of complexity/tax laws for your accountant 😂 I’m curious to know how the MLB/Matt handled this when he played.
If you could go back and do it again, knowing what you know now what would you do different
Man that is a tough question! Probably would have gone on the juice to play a little longer haha! JK. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Antonelli Baseball wild lol
Antonelli Baseball , I keep bringing this up all the time in the steroids conversation. It seems as though a lot of the culprits are latin players by %. If you live in an empoverished 3rd world country, and the only way out if to play this sport in hopes that you are one of about 1,000 that get to do it, and you got enough talent to maybe a good chunk of money and get your mom and pop out of a hut, why are more kids not caught? I think the number is surprisingly low on PED suspensions.
Most everyone is probably a culprit, there's simply too much money at stake.
HermannTheGreat :far too much. I am not one that brings down the hammer on the steroids conversation. I just think that if it was as easy as just taking steroids to hit 50 HRs, then a lot of people would be hitting that every year of the steroids ERA, but really it was just a hand full of people that were that much better. In my opinion, they just were superior talents that beling in HOF anyway.
Do u have a video on your training regimen during the MLB season? . I mean like resistance and weight training . When do u lift or train ? 162 games is alot do u train early am on game days do u go hard or just maintain stuff . Does the trainer put together specific program for each individual? Trainers like Jeff Cavalier briefly comment on stuff like this in videos but I've never seen a player give a detailed account of their weight training (or general athletic training routines ) during the season to stay in shape get muscle gains strength gains etc .
Love this stuff. I used to see deposits for NBA players come through when i worked with bank accounts...was always amazed to see that kind of 6 figure DD come through as "Pacers Basketball Inc" or whatever their corporate account name was. Also saw purchases, which were funny as well, but almost frustrating because i couldn't tell anyone about them. :)
Thanks and that is nuts!! Thanks so much for commenting and watching our videos!
Ha! I thought you were saying "mail money" this whole video.
lol sorry about that! Bad accent lol!
Lol, I’m just imagining a 22 million dollar a year player who gets $916,000 every other week being handed 1200 bucks in cash on a road trip. They must just use it all for cash tips
Don't know what players really use that money for, it's up to them. I guess some eat at really expensive restaurants. Others may keep it while others spread it around a bit, to the bat boys for example.
I got a story about bat boys. Where I live in Ottawa, Ontario, we used to have a AAA team. I worked for them part time. I got to know the father of the bat boy. After the end of the season, the players would give him all their Canadian change, since you can't exchange coins at the bank, just dollar bills. Since the lowest bill we have is $5, some players and coaches had $1 and $2 coins as well as lower value coins. The bat boy got well over $100 in a bucket from them since they had no need for this change anymore, most players living in US and elsewhere. Nice little bonus over ten years ago for a young teenager.
They should just give it to the guy who's called up to the majors for a few days or few weeks.
Lynx? Used to love going to see them play.
mason timson Its more than that cause they play for 7 months not 12.
xxjoeyt07xx A former Rays player talked about that on the local radio show here and said they use that money to tip the people who work in the locker rooms. Look up how much one of those guys made working for the Yankees. I think it was like 50K in tips.
Interesting video! Just watching now. Always wondered about this stuff.
Thanks so much! Thanks for watching our stuff and commenting!!
G’day everyone! I’m a D1 baseball player from Australia who is a huge fan of Matt and his videos! I made a day in the life if a D1 player and I want you all to see it! Let me know what you think! Great video Matt!
Thanks so much!!! Thanks for commenting and watching our stuff!
Matt do you still live off your signing bonus?
According to my research, Matt got 1.575 million. That was in 2006. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders so he probably placed most of this away, at least I hope so. You could get nice yearly returns on say a $1 million, enough to live on, plus saving some of his major league salary, even the minimum for a short time. So unless Matt was a total dolt, which I doubt, he should have some of those earnings put away for a rainy day.
I wouldn't say live off it. If I didn't have a job I'd go broke within 10-15 years lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!
dont forget about that advertiser friendly youtube money
It all depends on how you invest it. I got a nice up-front check for my fist book, Sequence 77, and in just over 5 years I could be retiring early. Stock Market has been crazy good since 2011 or so.
Charles Wagner that’s a shit ton of money your an idiot
that method of payment in spring training seems like a really good way to launder money xD
Haha! Thanks for watching and commenting!
well no because the IRS is well aware of what youre being paid in cash just saying.... its in a contract now if it was given in the form of say tips well then you can figure it out
Slip an extra 100 to every player and trip and bam money is laundered
You earned a sub good work bro
This was great video !!! Thanks 🙏🏾
Thank you!!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
If you play 3 games in St Louis, you have to pay MO and Stl city taxes on a prorated basis of 3/162
Donn Muenks lets go cardinals!!!
Thank God for that $20/day meal money in the minors huh? Equals out to $440 twice a month, which is still really rough.. but imagine trying to pay your bills AND eat on $600/month.. Then imagine going from that to $60k/month + $100/day to eat. HUGE difference when you get called up!
You bet!!! And you only get it on road games! Thanks for watching and commenting!
News flash many many americans do it every day in real life. Id be happy getting paid to play baseball its fun cant go wrong there even if its chump change you have to decide what and what you dont need. Issue today is everyone is spoiled and they cant handle not being connected to the world with internet etc etc etc businesses know that and rape you on cost.
Good stuff Matt was always curious how that worked.
Thanks!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!
My uncle was in the minors from 76-87 and he always worked at my dads shop in the off season. I never really asked him how much he got paid. I figured he made a lil more in AAA because he bought a new lincoln at the time..
Mike Trout is making a very nice bi-weekly paycheck.
And octobers off.
@@mtgsykotic3142 lol
MTG Bootcamp SAVAGE!!!
I Would Say Trout is Doing Pretty.Good when its Concerning 💰
I had a few minor league guys apply looking for work in he winter. I saw on the application what they made. They made dog dirt money.
You shoot it straight, we appreciate what you have to say
Thanks!!!
Thank you for this Anthony I didn’t know this this is good to know about teams and about baseball
I can see why one of my old friends quit baseball after 4 years in the minors
Wow. Unless if you’re really, really good and make it to “The Show”, you really have to watch out for YOURSELF financially. Like, you’re basically taking a gamble hoping the GM and Manager love what they see and call you up.
Yes I agree! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Very cool channel. Just found you. You are AWESOME! Good info.
Great info, thanks.
Thanks for watching our videos and commenting!
Am i the only one that kept hearing "Mail money"? I was like wtf is that. Eventually clued in but thats a hell of an accent.
Haha you should hear me say CAH or PAHK lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It's a tradition to mispronounce and slur words in Massachusetts. If you do it well enough, you could be a senator or the mayor of Boston. Just look at the legendary Mush Mouth Menino.
thanks for the video ,was very informative ,always wanted to know how major pro athletics payment process was like ,l played pro lacrosse for a bit,we got paid like $100 a game or a week ,we practiced once a week an we had to pay our own airfare to wherever you played, unless you were a major star you got lil more $ dont know what they made.everyone thinks pro athletes is glamorous n you make tons of money anyways cant wait to watch your other videos .
Matt I haven't seen all your videos and I know you covered living situations during the season in one but what happens when you get traded, specifically during the season? Does the team you're going to hook you up with a place or a hotel, does a new teammate take you in etc? Majors and minors.
You get a hotel for a week or so in MLB and a few days in minors and then you need to find a place. Thanks for watching and commenting!