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July 14, 2026

9 Employees at the MLB Players Association Take Home $50 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

9 of the most highly compensated employees of the The Major League Ball Players Association (MLBPA) – a tax-exempt non-profit professional trade union representing 6,700 ball players in the major league (1,200) and the minor league (5,500) – the players on the 30 major league teams with 40-men rosters and the 5,500 minor league players employed by the major league teams – in 2024 received $50 million in compensation from 2019-2024:  

Anthony Clark:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $17 million

  • 2024:  $3,458,588
  • 2023:  $4,308,371
  • 2022:  $2,298,375
  • 2021:  $2,306,396
  • 2020:  $2,305,019
  • 2019:  $2,303,166

Bruce Meyer:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,588,696
  • 2023:  $1,608.983
  • 2022:  $1,417,041
  • 2021:  $1,056,540
  • 2020:  $1,060,319
  • 2019:  $1,053,166

Matthew Nussbaum:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $942,793
  • 2023:  $937,172
  • 2022:  $947,919
  • 2021:  $708,287
  • 2020:  $717,019
  • 2019:  $673,766

Ian Penny:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $895,106
  • 2023:  $893,387
  • 2022:  $974,742
  • 2021:  $705,397
  • 2020:  $742,338
  • 2019:  $697,946

Jeff Perconte:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $768,998
  • 2023:  $738,962
  • 2022:  $697,110
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $556,369
  • 2019:  $497,216

Xavier James:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $745,308
  • 2023:  $724,584
  • 2022:  $861,376
  • 2021:  $628,587
  • 2020:  $637,319
  • 2019:  $468,166

Robert Lenaghan:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $740,715
  • 2023:  $743,923
  • 2022:  $729,784
  • 2021:  $629,314
  • 2020:  $628,046
  • 2019:  $609,212

Chris Capuano:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $517,918
  • 2023:  $490,996
  • 2022:  $433,291
  • 2021:  $325,767
  • 2020:  $307,176

Tatia Mays-Russell:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $429,064
  • 2023:  $415,649
  • 2022:  $374,766
  • 2021:  $356,588
  • 2020:  $174,062

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