Last season revenue increased 4.8%, to an average of $330 million per team, while player costs (including signing bonuses and benefits) remained flat at $157 million. Bottom line: The average baseball team is now worth $1.78 billion, 8% more than a year ago. This is our 22nd rendition of MLB valuations, and over that span the average team value has increased at an 11% compound annual rate of growth. The Dodgers ($3.3 billion), Boston Red Sox ($3.2 billion), Chicago Cubs ($3.1 billion) and San Francisco Giants ($3 billion) round out the list of teams worth at least $3 billion. Methodology: Team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) that include the economics of the ballpark but exclude the value of real estate itself.

Source: Forbes April 10, 2019 12:45 UTC