The New York Yankees, a prestigious American professional baseball team, have been selected as the most expensive team in the Major League (MLB) for 25 consecutive years.
On the 24th (Korean time), the American economic magazine Forbes evaluated the value of the Yankees club at $7.1 billion (approximately 9.1 trillion won), an 18% increase from last year, local media outlets such as ESPN reported.
The Yankees, who won the World Series 27 times,안전놀이터 the most in the history of the major leagues, have kept the top spot for 25 consecutive years since 1998, when Forbes first investigated the value of the club.
Following the Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers, a prestigious team in the western region of the United States, ranked second with a value of $4.8 billion, followed by the Boston Red Sox ($4.5 billion), the Chicago Cubs ($4.1 billion), and the San Francisco Giants (5th). $3.7 billion) followed.
The Houston Red Sox, the winner of last year’s World Series, ranked 11th with $2.25 billion, and the only Canadian team, the Toronto Blue Jays, ranked 14th with $2.1 billion.
The Cincinnati Reds is the club with the longest history in the major leagues, but its value fell to 28th with $1.19 billion, and the Oakland Athletics, which is considering a move to the hometown, stayed at 29th with $1.18 billion.
The club value of the Miami Marlins, which uses Rondipo Park as its home stadium, where the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) finals were held, was the lowest at $1 billion.
Forbes evaluated the average value of the 30 major league clubs at $2.32 billion (approximately 2.98 trillion won), up 12% from last year due to increased sales of premium seats.