Dodgers: nearly $170 million in luxury tax

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Dodgers: nearly $170 million in luxury tax
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Smells like a work stoppage, you say?

On this Friday evening just before Christmas, we learned which Major League Baseball teams would have to pay the luxury tax on the heels of the 2025 season. And there are nine of them.

Of the lot? Three clubs that missed the playoffs: the Rangers, the Astros, and… the Mets.

Obviously, the amount for the Mets is bigger than for the Texas clubs. The Astros, Rangers, and Red Sox are all under $2 million. The Padres are close to $7 million.

The Blue Jays are at $13.6 million.

But for the top four, it's intense. The Phillies are at $56 million, the Yankees are at $61 million, the Mets are at $91 million… and the Dodgers, meanwhile, are at $169.375 million.

Note that 12 clubs don't even have a payroll as big as the Dodgers' luxury tax.

Last year, the Dodgers paid a bill of $103 million. That was a record for the luxury tax, which means that this year it's obviously also a record.

But there's a direct correlation between paying over $100 million in luxury tax and winning the World Series. You can't blame the Dodgers for not wanting to win.

But for some markets, it's hard to follow.

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