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Jazz Chisholm explains how he used video games to get over Game 1 loss to Red Sox<\/p>\n
Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm tells reporters how he cleared his mind after Game 1 loss to Red Sox by beating someone in the video game MLB The Show.<\/p>\n
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The New York Mets<\/a> had MLB’s largest 2025 payroll on opening day, according to MLB’s present-day calculations obtained by USA TODAY Sports.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, thanks largely to Shohei Ohtani<\/a>‘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.<\/p>\n The figures, compiled by USA TODAY, are calculated by the MLB Labor Relations Department of the present-day value of contracts \u2013 including deferrals and signing bonuses \u2013 and distributed to all teams are intended to reflect the cash obligations in any given year.<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the team-by-team payrolls, based on opening day rosters plus the injured and restricted lists.<\/p>\n 2025 MLB payrolls<\/p>\n (On opening day 2025, in present-day value as calculated by MLB)<\/p>\n New York Mets,\u00a0$323,099,999Los Angeles Dodgers,\u00a0$321,287,291New York Yankees, $293,488,972Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>, $284,210,820Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, $239,642,532Texas Rangers<\/a>,\u00a0$220,541,332Houston Astros<\/a>,\u00a0$220,217,813Atlanta Braves, $214,836,398San Diego Padres<\/a>, \u00a0208,909,333Chicago Cubs<\/a>, $196,288,250Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>, $195,294,235Boston Red Sox<\/a>,\u00a0$193,629,093Los Angeles Angels<\/a>, $190,508,096San Francisco Giants<\/a>, $173,019,524Baltimore Orioles<\/a>,\u00a0$162,314,278Seattle Mariners<\/a>, \u00a0$146,793,414Detroit Tigers,\u00a0$143,193,033Minnesota Twins<\/a>, $142,762,022St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>, $141,455,581Kansas City Royals<\/a>, $130,001,503Colorado Rockies<\/a>, $120,693,976Cincinnati Reds<\/a>,\u00a0$115,466,833Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, $115,136,227Washington Nationals<\/a>, $107,653,761Cleveland Guardians<\/a>, $100,522,729Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, $87,645,246Chicago White Sox<\/a>, $82,279,825Tampa Bay Rays, $79,216,312Athletics, $73,118,981Miami Marlins<\/a>, $67,412,619<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jazz Chisholm explains how he used video games to get over Game 1 loss to Red Sox 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