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12/19 16:41 CST Los Angeles Dodgers to pay record $169 million luxury tax after
winning 2nd straight World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers to pay record $169 million luxury tax after winning 2nd
straight World Series
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay a record $169.4 million
luxury tax after winning their second straight World Series title, raising
their two-year total to $272.4 million.
The New York Mets have the second-highest tax bill among the nine teams that
pay at $91.6 million despite missing the 12-team playoffs, raising their tax
owed to $320.3 million in the last four years under high-spending owner Steve
Cohen.
The Dodgers will pay tax for the fifth straight season. The Dodgers' total
broke the previous high of $103 million they had set last year.
Los Angeles' $417.3 million tax payroll included $949,244 in noncash
compensation for Shohei Ohtani, whose contract calls for use of a suite for
games at Dodger Stadium and an interpreter.
The Mets' total payroll of $346.7 million included $369,886 in noncash
compensation for Juan Soto, whose contract specified the team will pay for his
use of a luxury suite, up to four premium tickets and personal team security
for the All-Star outfielder and his family.
The Yankees owe $61.8 million, according to figures finalized Friday by Major
League Baseball and the players' association and obtained by The Associated
Press. They were followed by Philadelphia ($56.1 million), AL champion Toronto
($13.6 million), San Diego (just under $7 million), Boston and Houston (both
$1.5 million), and Texas (about $190,000).
The nine teams paying match the record nine set year. The $402.6 million tax
total topped the previous high of $311.3 million last year. Tax money is due to
MLB by Jan. 21.
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