How Much $$$ Are You Paid When Called Up to MLB

How Much $$$ Are You Paid When Called Up to MLB
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[@kobe9870]

“I probably shouldn’t say this. I’M GONNA SAY IT.” 😂

[@stt5v2002]

I got the feeling he still didn’t say it. That “it” had to do with what happens when women who are not professional athletes eat fast food all the time.

[@1977TA]

@@stt5v2002 I'm gonna say it. She got fat which is not a bad thing in my opinion.

[@crazydan2327]

Why did u marry her if she was to lazy to cook

[@cg5968]

Quick Correction: playing for the Orioles is the highest you can go before making it to the major leagues

[@monkeytrollhunter]

HAHAHAHAHAHA good one!

[@kenwbrenner]

Very funny C G!

[@SteeleZack]

By that logic Chris Davis would be the highest paid minor-league player, lol .

[@victordasilva5255]

C G ouch

[@soundersiren07]

It'd be funny if it wasn't true...lifelong suffering O's fan

[@rubencampos1986]

Moral of the story, get to the majors as soon as possible !!!!

[@christopherclink6931]

Your honesty was a breathe of fresh air.

[@Sh3rk69]

I love how you just sound like a regular bloke who really understood the value of a dollar and stumbled across the lottery a couple of times by making the big leagues. Minor league sounds like a ridiculous grind, respect mate.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thanks!!!

[@colin6603]

So true he’s really humble and down to earth. Man must be an absolute beast at baseball to have played in the big leagues. Respect!

[@jmr6117]

Believe or not 90 % of minor league don't make to MLB so it have to be really Hard to make it.. Altuve 2 league every year when he was in the minor league and People say he cheat 🤣 dude its a beast ..shorty its bearly 4 feet too and 100 pounds 🤣 and make to MLB..foe me there its nobody like Altuve in the MLB.period.

[@ryandiedrich6317]

Good shit. I always like the inner workings of baseball...like a day in the life. I dated David Ortiz's niece in 1999 when he played for the Twins and got to hang out with him for a weekend. It was pretty cool to see the routine when they left for the game, what they did after the game (in this case went and ate supper at 10:30PM and had some beers....)

[@raywalteroutdoors]

My cousin saved his bonus while the other minor leaguers blew it on vehicles. He was living with a random family while in the minors making minimum wage. He ended up on the Nationals roster shortly before having a career ending shoulder injury. He's glad he saved that bonus.

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Thanks for sharing, I always wondered about this stuff.

[@ssweeps]

555k

[@VitalityMassage]

Fernando Tatis Jr. is making $24,285,714/year which is $66,536/day and has a 14 year contract for a grand total of 340,000,000! Every HOUR Tatis makes $2772!!!

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Ohtani makes $3M/yr this year, and $8M/yr next year ...

[@blickcocker]

You need to subtract the luxury tax. So from 340 mil, tatis will see around 200 mil.

[@jmr6117]

@@CarlosCastro94360 yeap after all the taxes federal, state and county tax he will get around 200 millions which its a lot of money..the same when you win the power ball ..let say you win 300 millions after all the taxes you will end up getting around 160 millions ...yeap thats how its work.

[@myron6305]

And….all that money is guaranteed. MLB and NBA contracts are bad ass. You can sign, play a month and retire and get all that money (unless they have a clause in the contract.)

[@dcflow7859]

He deserves it!!

[@cadenr06]

So basically they treat minor leaguers like McDonald’s employees and major leaguers like gods Edit: I was over exaggerating. Obviously major leaguers don’t get treated like gods, maybe like children of parents that can’t say “no”

[@davidnelson7719]

I think that is basically the reality of their relative value.

[@carlosmatos9848]

Minor leagues - McDonalds, KFC, Burger King Major leagues - Go get a steak kid, you earned it.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

no problem with it. Motivation to make it and stay there. This video also explains those player who went from good to signing a big contract to all of a sudden being scrubs or injury prone like carl pavano jacoby ellsbury etc.

[@seanwebb605]

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that they will voluntarily pay their minor league players more money. There was a class action lawsuit by former players that went nowhere. The signing bonuses for high draft picks is huge. That should be calculated in the numbers. What's really unfair is that college student athletes make millions and millions of dollars for their colleges and get paid nothing. Even students on academic scholarship can get paid work on their campuses, but American colleges think their athletes should settle for the scholarship. Most of the degrees that they earn are worthless. A college athlete who doesn't get drafted by the NBA, NHL, MLB or NFL basically worked for three to four years for free and have nothing to show for it. There are a few exceptions. Some bright students who also excelled at sports and earned a degree that will enrich their lives and provide future employment opportunities, but for the vast majority the payoff with a big major league contract or signing bonus is the thing.

[@truecrimejungle]

I prefer the 8 year old me who thought every single person who played an mlb game was a gazzilionaire.

[@michaelpegurri4705]

this is really insightful, almost 2 yrs later Im just seeing this. thanks for sharing Matt

[@giff74]

As a life long fan of sports in general, I really enjoy these kind of informative videos. Keep up the great work!!!

[@JackF99]

This is one of the most interesting MLB stories I've heard. Guy has a great delivery.

[@truecrimejungle]

lol I can picture his wife slaving away making a 5-star home cooked meal and setting the table with candle light only for matt to walk in after a tough practice with a bag of chic-fil-a in hand

[@jak_w515]

Matt- "honey I bought some dinner" Wife- " you son of a bitch!"

[@mikemcdonald9337]

Really? Do you know what Chic- fil_ A is charging these days.$$$😁

[@truecrimejungle]

@@mikemcdonald9337 lololol unfortunately not, I'm Canadian - I think there's only 1 lol

[@teamdunk2500]

Amazing you got paid $400K to rehab in AZ all year instead of $40k to ride buses for 5 months. I will never say another bad thing about guys on the IL.

[@andrewc1036]

@Magnet Shakur what is semi pro

[@ellisandrews440]

Very interesting and well explained so thanks . I live in Oliver BC Canada and the Big League Experience camps just ended. They are weekly camps ever August for young kids up to 17 . I believe this camp has been going on since the early 60’s. Fun to watch the practice and games.

[@mattrage101]

Ironically enough that you have started The Show series, and I actually discovered your channel a year ago when I was looking for The Show '18 game play. I have learned so much since then from watching your videos. Great content, look forward to more videos!

[@MysteryGas]

I love Matts stories. He tells them with such honesty and although they are underpinned by sadness they are raw and humbling. His journey is crazy and he achieved only what others dream of. Even though it was only a short time he spent in the bigs.

[@JanLarson]

You're a great story teller, Matt. Your videos are very entertaining and enjoyable.

[@s0do]

Thanks for these videos. Put alot of things in perspective

[@briancrawford69]

Petco and Oracle in SF are my two favorite parks. Both beautiful stadiums and the views from the stadium to the surrounding areas also beautiful. PNC also nice

[@michaelzeisler2257]

Great stuff thanks for posting

[@alkuha]

All Great Info Matt! Love the open book explanations of how it all works.

[@carlosmatos9848]

$500,000/day might be absurd, but I'm pretty sure Bryce Harper is making close to $200,000 a game, lol! ... not to mention top level starters like Verlander making $6500 per pitch!

[@kevingamblesonlife9999]

i think i'm gonna be sick.

[@bryansandoval4230]

Carlos Matos imagine trout

[@adamgdeaton]

Verlander is a baseball God!

[@SuperAlfaDogg]

And Sandy Koufax had cumulative lifetime earnings of around $400,000!

[@TheAmpharosFreak]

Magnet Shakur one player can’t carry a team though.

[@naladog1147]

As a baseball fan, I would love to hear the other side of these stories and scenarios. How about having your wife give her side of what she experienced thru your time from minors/majors? So much of baseball life is a secret. Many players could not have succeeded thru the system without support from partner or family. Let them speak.

[@patrickleston7391]

Love the humility. I don’t ever see that... Good going Matt

[@Turb5ter]

Thanks so much Matt, I've always had questions, just never thought they would be answered.

[@SkoalTide96]

I LOVE the road to the show series!! Keep it up

[@armstrong2008]

I am a baseball fan from China and I enjoy kthe way you talk and you seem to be a great man!

[@yankees29]

I didn’t realize people in China watch baseball. Cool.👍

[@maddierosemusic]

I always wondered how it works when a player is called up or sent down. Thank you for teaching us!

[@lpattenaude1716]

I had a moving and storage company in Phoenix AZ, and a guy ( can’t remember his name) from AAA ball wrote me a bad check. I took him to court and he never showed up. Maybe this is the guy? God bless him.

[@yankees29]

That’s crazy. Baseball is huge business in Phoenix. It’s a hot bed.

[@raymondcaylor6292]

Got a Poker buddy who signed with the Phillies in 1987. Started in AAA sent down to AA and was called up the last month of the season. He made ,18 G the entire year. His best year was '91 when he made 130K playing the majority in the Major's.

[@yankees29]

My buddy knows Frankie Catalanato. I was surprised when I looked up how much he made over his career!

[@tim9817]

Love your vids man. This stuff is fascinating. It’s really cool to hear from a guy who was drafted high, kinda busted (no offense; getting picked that high in draft is an accomplishment in itself), but have these cool, humble stories. You made it to the show; the rest of us could only dream. There was a time in my life, where being a big-leaguer was the only thing I thought about. Had the physique for it, but not the drive. Was a good HS ball player, and I really miss playing the game

[@apollo2crazyy]

Love these videos man, currently on my Indy ball journey right now. These videos help provide a lot of insight into what’s to come. Cheers 🤙🏾

[@screechowl75]

Matt tells it like it is and I do enjoy the insights!!!

[@aa12697]

Whats the longest game or games of you playing career?

[@joseramirez1595]

Hey Matt great video. MLB road meal money is now actually $30 dollars a day, but its assumed that the clubhouses assume the cost of providing food for home and away teams.

[@Georgieboy_4]

This was great insite Matt. Always wondered exactly how it worked. You found yourself a new follow my friend.

[@steelhorses2004]

Were you given an benefits in the minors or majors? by benefits I mean like medical/dental/insurance? What about mlb pensions? Did you qualify for a pension?

[@PaperweightBoxing]

"Players earn lifetime health benefits after playing only one day in the league and they qualify for a pension after only 43 game days." www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2017/09/06/mlb-pension-players-union-mlbpa-retirement-benefits-chip-lang-montreal-expos-doug-gladstone-baseball/stories/201708310054

[@TheStuport]

@@PaperweightBoxing Don't Let Congress OR The Senate hear of this

[@jamieanderson6222]

That is what the 1994 strike was about

[@billmoore7219]

Robert Contrer

[@russellpeterson354]

Great insight. I learned a lot. Thanks. I've always wondered about these things.

[@Chrisx151x]

**Major Leaguers making millions of dollars** MLB payroll manager: "here's $100 so you can eat"

[@wsmc14]

Christopher gallegos don't feel sorry for them.....

[@SH19922x]

Mlb manager: Colon here's $300 you pig

[@andrewc1036]

It adds up!

[@joeysbestfriend2614]

@@SH19922x Colon ate steaks 🥩 everyday

[@hw5091]

@@SH19922x lol

[@NotoriousBOB]

Can you address additional money such as from baseball cards or any additional revenue streams?

[@anonemoose6121]

Whoa cool to see you here!

[@jayx4489]

wtf are these replies ??

[@barrywainwright3391]

Aka royalties

[@jmr6117]

@@jayx4489 what you mind wtf ,thats a nice questions what the man its asking ..nobody talk about that.

[@happyharper5494]

Great video Mike, you’ve answered all my questions. Very interesting. Love your work.

[@jaredbush1056]

As a first round pick he received a 1.575 million signing bonus where signed with Padres. If he was smart he saved and invested most of that.

[@peterwieser4631]

Respectfully disagree. You factor in taxes on Fed, Cali level with an agent ? Maybe half .

[@timnathan2514]

@@peterwieser4631 is right, here's what happens to that signing bonus: Fed Income tax 35%, FICA 6%, CA state 12%, and an agent 10-15% = 63-68% leaves ~$500K - $580K.

[@KBGiantsfan]

Great videos man, really enjoy your comments about your own personal experience

[@coltonargyle9614]

I've always wondered as about this. Great video! Thanks!! 👍👌

[@timiditygaming2145]

Lol imagine giving someone like mike trout $100 for food. Probably gives it to the bus driver

[@isaacclarke7425]

And that is just for 1 day, usually they are on 5-10 day road trips so that's 500-1000 dollars total just for food

[@steviecav7252]

This is my favorite comment ever

[@joshnagel8819]

They get the food per diem for home games too. I’ve covered MLB and witnessed it - handed a wad of cash by a clubhouse attendant as soon as they walk in the door.

[@tommyfu9271]

My brother works for an airline Years ago he found Scott brosius meal money envelope that said something like 2000 dollars on it for the road trip For some I just picture Brosius taking the cash out and throwing it in the air like a 3 year old

[@yankees29]

@@tommyfu9271 Scotty had some huge clutch hits for the Yankees.

[@kevinbraden798]

That was awesome to hear the breakdown. Thanks brother!

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thank you!!!

[@darrenmooreq]

Love the perspective and gratitude at 13:00

[@davmets86]

It's amazing how much the $$jumps when a player makes it to MLB. It's extra wacky that a guy making 10 mil a year gets meal money, while triple-A guys get 20$ a day to eat. Yikes!!

[@alexex3030]

davmets86 weird I agree but you could eat decently well for $140 a week for just yourself

[@lincolnwesterlund6187]

@@alexex3030 You might have missed the part that they only get that "extra meal money" on road trips... so about half the season.

[@minhavidanaamerica]

Did you get paid signing bonuses when teams picked you in free agency?

[@idontwantone132]

It depends

[@haseongpresident5327]

Could have gotten one if it was like an extra 100k every 100 at bats in the mlb

[@keithcarlson7267]

I absolutley enjoy listening to this dude!!!

[@colin7763]

Good explanation. I have always wondered about the pay. Thanks. Very interesting.

[@nickw22689]

Hey Nelli, thanks for being an easy point of contact for us regular people to talk to a big leaguer, you're the man!

[@elliott7568]

Matt hopefully you get this question, but maybe you can do a video on the intimidation factor of the game, and how that progressed through the different levels. Seeing more and more talent and studs can make someone feel like they arent as good and if they have to be that good wonder if they will ever get to that point. Maybe you can add this somewhere in an upcoming video. Love this channel btw, it's nice to see former major leaguers be really personable with people and share exact experiences and not baby around them.

[@moonpaws1]

Great story Matt. You really do a nice job presenting things that are foreign to most of us as fans. I worked with a guy at a AAA insurance office in Lee's Summit Missouri. He was a big baseball guy who played at William Jewell College. I can't remember his name, but his friend was called up to the Padres around the time you were there. Can't remember his name either, but I don't think he was around very long. Wondering if you knew him.

[@SF19785]

Stumbled across your channel. Thanks for answering a bunch of questions I always had. It’s like peaking behind the curtain. Keep up the great work 👍

[@gmv711]

Thanks for posting this! I've always wondered how it worked.

[@goyanks6350]

It’s guys like you who take nothing for granted mlb fans want to succeed . That was an awesome explanation. Hope you kill it in the mlb brother

[@LFGM24]

Your channel is so cool. To let us in and give us a glimpse of what it’s like to be a big leaguer is awesome . Hey man, you don’t need to hear it from me, but don’t ever let anyone tell you that you didn’t make it. At the end of the day, your childhood dream of getting there was accomplished. That’s a success story any way it’s sliced. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@garydavis5703]

I've always wondered how that work out....Thanks for the info...

[@ianbent0n]

One of your most interesting videos, thanks Matt.

[@michaelcoon9269]

That explains the the 15 dollar beers lol

[@dominicsosa7405]

I watched dodgers at diamondbacks spent $64 for four beers

[@whatsportscards]

I watched your differences in playing levels video as I’m a baseball prospector, but now I’m watching your 7th video. Such good content and perspective. Thanks 👍

[@akirsypayamps5890]

Thanks for sharing the inside scoop. Was always wondering.

[@rickmunroe5078]

Cool video. BUT what about your agents fees? What about the locker room attendants? And other expenses that affect your salary.

[@SchnauzerFaceMinis]

Can you do a video on how MLB players handle being fans of teams they don’t play for? Presumably, every big leaguer grew up with a favorite team, but they only have a 1/30 shot of playing on that team. Do players openly root for other teams, or do they have to keep quiet about their personal favorite teams? Thank you!!

[@joemckim1183]

And then what it's like playing against your hometown team.

[@erichall7068]

Interesting information on a number of levels

[@the___plug_____4899]

Rly enjoy The Show series 🔥🔥

[@LouT1501]

You answered a bunch of my questions. Thank you, Matt!

[@SilverBull30]

Thanks for sharing this!!

[@bezllama3325]

What do you thinka bout the use of statcasf and launch angle today? And does it compare to what you did when you played?

[@davidhamilton699]

Thank you! I found this very informative and very interesting!

[@TheEverymanReview]

used to work in A ball as a clubbie. BP sandwich spread & post game hot meal every game. We charged $5 a day! Great summer job

[@mvondrak]

Here’s a fun stat. Clayton Kershaw makes $31M a year. He’ll makes 30-33 starts, if healthy. So we’ll say $1M per start. And he’ll throw about 110 pitches max, per outing. That breaks down to $9090 per pitch....

[@billdowling5612]

Thanks for this. I was just asking this question recently. A guy from EP Chihuahuas made my kids day with a signed ball and made his day... few weeks later saw him pitching 1 inning for Padres (wishing good fortune for him).

[@TheBatugan77]

Give you all some perspective... What do Whitey Ford, Frank Tepedino and my Dad all have in common? All three worked for UPS! Dad never made it to the Yanks. But he played 2nd base on UPS's softball team in the Manhattan South League!

[@thiernodiallo9369]

This video was mad insightfull

[@junrob1812]

Nice video! Thanks a lot!

[@pedro3131]

Thanks so much for taking the time to make this! I think the missing link when I was doing my research yesterday was I didn't know about the 40 man salary. Contextually my friend was saying that one of the players who was on our big league team (but was making league minimum) but got sent down to AAA should be happy he's getting paid to play baseball. Having watching some of your other videos I was like "yea but they're not even making minimum wage down there" and he couldn't believe me. Will have to show him this so he can appreciate the hustle those guys are putting in day in day out. Thanks again for the videos. Can't tell you how much more enjoyable this season has been watching your channel and seeing some of the stuff that goes on behind the scenes to make a major league game happen. Cheers!

[@alancook2752]

Thanks for the info.

[@robertosantos-vx6pn]

You made it very easy for us to understand. Thank you.

[@___David___Savian]

Antonelli you said one thing wrong. If you get a massive baseball contract, you can't just decide to go play whiffle ball in your backyard and still get paid a huge contract. If you are hurt, you have to get therapy. But, if you are not hurt, or you have a minor ankle spring, you still have to be with the team including when they travel to other cities you have to be on the bench. That is part of the players union collective agreement. If you are caught doing something strenous outside the stadium when you are supposed to be off your feet or in a cast for example, the team could actually ask you to explain why you are risking injury when you say you are already hurt if you are under contract. But, you just can't decide on a whim to not play if you are not hurt and still make a big salary like you said at 14:51.

[@justocastigador7612]

Great information, thank you for sharing!

[@BroMark1611]

Very good video. Never saw anything like this before. Answered many long time questions held inside.

[@Palacemalicee]

Dude honestly thank you for this video, as a dback fan we have a lot of call ups, and I always wonder “do they get league minimum just for playing one game?” I figured not, but thank you for clearing that.

[@jgfunk]

Thanks for sharing this! Found this video very interesting. So when a base runner gets on first, what do they usually chat with the first baseman about? Where to eat? Where to party? Life in general?

[@genoolsavick2601]

Very informative MA. Appreciate your insite... Continued success in all you do... Thnx for the content...

[@johnhughes3963]

Thanks for the honesty!!

[@robertstann5322]

That funny you got called up while visiting Tacoma, I grew up there, and live about an hour away now.

[@DJB1NK]

Might be a tough one to answer but as a former Padre, what are your thoughts on Andy Green? There are a ton of fans who believe who should get fired and I've always wondered what the players think

[@haseongpresident5327]

Gabriel Sanchez I mean, he won’t know since he probably doesn’t know what he’s like in the clubhouse.

[@GarryAReed]

Thanks ! ... Great job 👍👍👍👍👍

[@lawoftheuniverse8089]

Yes...Me Too...I always wondered how you guys got paid etc and you explained that whole thing...Nice to see that you made a some Major League Cash and some OK Minor League Cash as well... Thx for the Videos Matt...

[@kennethtorres7764]

Antonelli, Thank you for sharing. It's important therefore when young players reach their mark into the draft they will comprehend.

[@bagger3002]

I love these videos! Keep up the great work and giving us the info.

[@btwarner2124]

Thank you for this. Very interesting. I take food gift card when we go to our Double A pack. My daughter hands them out and she always gets a ball.

[@kenwbrenner]

Another interesting video, well-narrated and explained. Plus, a little humor thrown in. Thanks!

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Thank you!

[@bassandglof]

Great vid, great topic. Keep up these vids and the Road to MLB too.

[@quinnkimbrell1650]

That was a cool video. Always like a little insider info on how the financials of the game works in the big show!!! Thumbs up bro!!!

[@2Timone7]

This is great stuff, sir. Thanks for sharing.