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The New York Mets had MLB’s largest 2025 payroll on opening day, according to MLB’s present-day calculations obtained by USA TODAY Sports.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, thanks largely to Shohei Ohtani‘s heavily-deferred $700 million contract, had the second-highest. Ohtani is deferring $68 million of his $70 million annual salary, lowering his present-day value.
The figures, compiled by USA TODAY, are calculated by the MLB Labor Relations Department of the present-day value of contracts – including deferrals and signing bonuses – and distributed to all teams are intended to reflect the cash obligations in any given year.
Here’s a look at the team-by-team payrolls, based on opening day rosters plus the injured and restricted lists.
2025 MLB payrolls
(On opening day 2025, in present-day value as calculated by MLB)
New York Mets, $323,099,999Los Angeles Dodgers, $321,287,291New York Yankees, $293,488,972Philadelphia Phillies, $284,210,820Toronto Blue Jays, $239,642,532Texas Rangers, $220,541,332Houston Astros, $220,217,813Atlanta Braves, $214,836,398San Diego Padres,  208,909,333Chicago Cubs, $196,288,250Arizona Diamondbacks, $195,294,235Boston Red Sox, $193,629,093Los Angeles Angels, $190,508,096San Francisco Giants, $173,019,524Baltimore Orioles, $162,314,278Seattle Mariners,  $146,793,414Detroit Tigers, $143,193,033Minnesota Twins, $142,762,022St. Louis Cardinals, $141,455,581Kansas City Royals, $130,001,503Colorado Rockies, $120,693,976Cincinnati Reds, $115,466,833Milwaukee Brewers, $115,136,227Washington Nationals, $107,653,761Cleveland Guardians, $100,522,729Pittsburgh Pirates, $87,645,246Chicago White Sox, $82,279,825Tampa Bay Rays, $79,216,312Athletics, $73,118,981Miami Marlins, $67,412,619