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Dodgers’ $169M Luxury Tax Sparks Cap-Floor Debate Across MLB

Los Angeles paid over $417M in payroll and a record $169M in luxury tax, dwarfing the Mets’ $91.6M bill. The gap to bottom spenders is stark: Miami paid under $87M, Chicago about $91M. With the Dodgers lapping the field on spending and titles, fans and executives increasingly point to a cap floor ahead of 2026 labor talks.