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Do they pay in Canada, the US, or both?
MLB players pay taxes in their residence state, in their home team state, and every state in which they play. If a player gets a bonus upon signing a new contract, they pay taxes ( for the bonus) to their resident state.

BTW, truck drivers pay taxes to each state that they drive their vehicle. This is usually handled by a father organization and the driver settles up with one corporation rather than each individual state. The father corporation tracks where the driver goes and how much taxes they pay each time they fill up.
 
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MLB players pay taxes in their residence state, in their home team state, and every state in which they play. If a player gets a bonus upon signing a new contract, they pay taxes ( for the bonus) to their resident state.

BTW, truck drivers pay taxes to each state that they drive their vehicle. This is usually handled by a father organization and the driver settles up with one corporation rather than each individual state. The father corporation tracks where the driver goes and how much taxes they pay each time they fill up.

Yeah, the state tax thing makes sense, but I'm more interested in federal taxes of an American citizen playing in Canada. Half the games would be played in Canada, half in the US (at least in MLB.) Would that player pay US federal income tax on half his salary, and Canadian taxes on the other half? Even more perplexing is an international player (Japanese, Venezuelan, DR, etc.) playing in Toronto?