US Edition$169M and Counting: Dodgers Set MLB Luxury Tax Record as Nine Teams Pay CBT
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Dodgers paying record $169M CBT tax after winning second straight World Series
Fresh off taking down the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series, the back-to-back defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers are set to cough up a record $169.4 million in competitive balance tax (CBT) for the 2025 season, the Associated Press reported Friday.
The current two-champions of the World Series top the list with the highest amount of luxury tax
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By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Los Dodgers in Los Angeles will pay an unprecedented $169.4 million luxury tax after winning their second consecutive World Series title with a multi-stellar payroll. The Dodgers’ total disbursement for this concept in two years has thus amounted to $272.4 million. New York Mets have the second highest “tax” bill among the nine teams that pay them, with $91.6 million, despite not being among the 12 clubs that ranke…
After the 2025 season of the MLB, several teams will have to face the payment of the luxury tax, a measure created to ensure competitiveness in the league. This tax was applied this year to the teams that exceeded the CBT threshold of 241 million dollars, which marks the wage limit that should not be exceeded to avoid tax penalties. The team with the highest penalty was Dodgers of Los Angeles, which with a payroll of $417,341,608 exceeded the th…
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