Julio Urias #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game ... [+] Six to win the 2020 MLB World Series at Globe Life Field on October 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Meanwhile, operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the league’s 30 teams was a negative $1 billion versus a positive $1.5 billion the prior year. (Note: MLB disputes Forbes’ $1.5 operating income figure for 2019, saying the league broke even that season.) First, my figures measure cash in versus cash out (not accrual accounting) for the 2020 season and include the postseason. Before last season, we estimated MLB earned a cumulative $8 billion in operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) over the prior decade.

Source: Forbes December 22, 2020 16:31 UTC