As the Los Angeles Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series, they also broke the MLB record for spending
En route to their second straight World Series victory, the Los Angeles Dodgers broke MLB’s spending record. With a $345.3 million payroll and a $169.4 million luxury tax, the Dodgers spend $514.6 million in 2025, Ron Blum of the Associated Press reported.
The New York Mets spent the second most amount of money, with a combined payroll and luxury tax of $433.7 million. The Dodgers and Mets were the only two teams to have spent at least $400 million.
Furthermore, the Dodgers made more money than the Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians — the bottom seven teams in spending — combined. The Marlins spent the least in 2025 at $68.7 million, which is seven times less than what the Dodgers spent.
The Dodgers’ spending for 2026 is projected to be lower as their payroll is roughly $323.3 million with an estimated $163.7 million luxury tax for a projected $487.1 in spending.
Interestingly, the Dodgers and Mets had two drastically different seasons, despite being the top two spending teams. While the Dodgers celebrated their ninth World Series victory, the Mets ended their season 83-79, missing the playoffs.
The two teams just finished a three-game series against each other yesterday, and once again, it was the Dodgers who outperformed them. The Mets scored a combined three runs in the series as the Dodgers swept them. They’ve lost eight games in a row and have fallen to 7-12 on the season, while the Dodgers are 14-4.