Just weeks after Forbes ranked the Chicago Cubs among the most valuable teams in Major League Baseball, CNBC arrived to a similar conclusion with their 2025 team valuations.
Published earlier Friday, CNBC's 2025 team valuations assess the average MLB team to be worth $2.62 billion, ranging from $8 billion with the New York Yankees to $1.2 billion with the Miami Marlins.
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WATCH HERERanking behind only the Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox are the Cubs, who CNBC estimated to be worth $4.5 billion.
The towering figure is more than double the worth of the Cubs' crosstown rival, with the Chicago White Sox being valued at $2.15 billion, good for 15th of the league's 30 teams.
The Cubs amassed $528 million in revenue during the 2024 season, while the White Sox managed a revenue of $315 million despite setting the modern MLB record for most amount of losses in a regular season with 121.
Both teams have a similar amount of debt relative to their overall value, with the Cubs debt totaling 10% of the club's value, while the White Sox's debt amounts to 9% of their value.
While the White Sox are merely in the middle of the pack when it comes to the league at-large, the South Siders remain the most valuable team in the American League Central division.
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The other four AL Central teams all ranked within the bottom 10 for overall value, with the Kansas City Royals' value of $1.45 billion ranking 28th of 30 MLB clubs.
The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians ranked 24th and 25th with values of $1.6 billion and $1.55 billion, respectively.
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SIGN UP The Minnesota Twins were ranked as the second-most valuable AL Central team, ranking 22nd overall at $1.65 billion.
The AL Central teams were joined by three NL Central teams in the 10 least valuable MLB clubs.
The Milwaukee Brewers, with a value of $1.7 billion, ranked 21st, while the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates ranked 26th and 27th with values of $1.5 billion and $1.47 billion, respectively.
Meanwhile, the Cubs' arch-rival, the St. Louis Cardinals, ranked 12th with a value of $2.55 billion.
Below is a look at CNBC's 10 most valuable MLB teams:
- New York Yankees - $8 billion
- Los Angeles Dodgers - $5.8 billion
- Boston Red Sox - $4.7 billion
- Chicago Cubs - $4.5 billion
- San Francisco Giants - $3.8 billion
- Philadelphia Phillies - $3.2 billion
- New York Mets - $3.15 billion
- Atlanta Braves - $3.1 billion
- Houston Astros - $3 billion
- Texas Rangers - $2.75 billion
The full list can be found on CNBC's website here.
