Ever wonder how much it would cost to own a Major League Baseball team? The true answer is that a franchise is worth as much as someone is willing to bid for it, but we can get an idea of what ballpark those figures would be in from estimates provided by Forbes.
According to these estimates, the Boston Red Sox are the third most valuable franchise in baseball with a value of $2.3 billion. The New York Yankees earned the top spot on this list for the 19th straight year with a value of $3.4 billion, while the Los Angeles Dodgers came in second at $2.