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Spotrac. (June 15, 2023). Highest player salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/
Spotrac. "Highest player salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/
Spotrac. (2023). Highest player salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/
Spotrac. "Highest Player Salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/
Spotrac, Highest player salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Highest player salaries in Major League Baseball in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Spotrac, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236221/players-with-the-highest-salary-in-major-league-baseball/