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Video: How much were the top Braves getting paid 25 years ago?

Here's a look at the salaries of some of the top Braves players from the 1993 season.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
March 20, 2018

It's been 25 years since the 1993 Atlanta Braves campaign that featured the memorable press box fire in July and a 104-win season and another division title in October.

The Braves had four eventual Hall of Famers on the roster, although one was only the sixth-highest paid player on the team and another was earning the league minimum. Here's a look back at the Braves' highest-paid players of 1993.

And yes, salaries have increased enormously since 1993 - two Braves earned more than $20 million during the 2017 season.

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