(New York) MLB Players’ Association President Tony Clark nearly doubled his salary in 2023 to $4.25 million, according to the union’s annual federal disclosure filing Monday.
Clark’s salary increased from just under $2 million when he replaced Michael Weiner as general manager in 2014 to $2.25 million per year from 2019 to 2022.
The disclosure came about two years after Clark oversaw a lockout that ended with a new collective bargaining agreement and about two weeks after attorney Harry Marino tried to mobilize players and oust Clark’s right-hand man , chief negotiator Bruce Meyer.
Marino, among others, criticized the mismanagement of MLB Players’ Association funds.
DeMaurice Smith, CEO of the NFL Players Association, made about $9.3 million in the year ending February 28, 2023, before leaving last summer.
NBA side Tamika Tremaglio earned 3.1 million in the same role for a year ending September 30. She resigned in November.
The MLBPA paid 11.9 million for its employees in 2021, 15.4 million in 2022 and 16.6 million last year.
Former players on the payroll include Chris Capuano, senior director of operations ($432,625) and Dave Winfield, special advisor to Clark ($367,500).
Other former players are special assistants Mike Myers ($278,319), Steve Rogers ($276,775), Phil Bradley ($246,206), Rick Helling ($217,324) and Bobby Bonilla ($132,477).