Yankees are No. 1 - in salary

Baseball's average salary rose 4.6% last year to a record $2.82 million, and the Yankees set a high for teams at $7.47 million. The Bombers' average was tops in the majors for the ninth consecutive season and topped the previous mark of $7.39 million - set by the Yanks in 2005. The Red Sox were a distant second at $5.46 million, followed by the Mets ($4.15 million), Dodgers ($3.99 million), Cubs ($3.9 million), White Sox ($3.72 million) and Mariners ($3.7 million). (Daily News)