Here's a look at MLB's team-by-team payrolls. The figures, compiled by USA TODAY, reflect the present-day value of contracts.

The central takeaway from the shower of Monopoly money is the Dodgers’ extensive use of deferred salaries that substantially ...

The Dodgers, with their shrewd strategy of deferred contracts, don’t have the highest salary obligations in MLB this season, despite monster deals.

Even before handing out the richest contract in MLB history to Juan Soto during the offseason, the New York Mets spent the most money on their payroll in the league. Per MLB's finalized figures ...

Major League Baseball does not have a salary cap ... thresholds in an effort to discourage excessive spending. The final payroll figures and their corresponding luxury tax hits from the 2024 ...

On the first point, yes, a cap is the most obvious means to achieve that. MLB already has a luxury tax on high payrolls (formally and misleadingly known as a competitive balance tax, or CBT ...

Final 2024 and 2023 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, according to information compiled by the commissioner’s office. Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated ...

The Mets established a $333.3 million regular payroll record, according to figures finalized by Major League Baseball this week and obtained by The Associated Press. That topped the previous mark ...

The Mets set a league record with a $333.3 million payroll in 2024, according to MLB figures obtained by The Associated Press. They also set a record with a total cost of $430.4 million ...

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