Mets 2nd, Yankees 3rd in MLB luxury tax payments

Dodgers, Mets, Yankees top MLB-record 9 luxury tax offenders
The Dodgers, Mets and Yankees were the highest penalized among the record nine teams to be over the MLB's luxury tax threshold for 2024.
MLB Luxury Tax Penalties Reach Record $311.3M in 2024 Between Dodgers, Mets, More
MLB teams broke records for luxury tax penalties accrued in 2024. According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, nine squads were penalized a total of
Mets second, Yankees third in MLB luxury tax payments
Because they owe tax for three straight years, the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees and Phillies pay at a 50% rate on the first $20 million above the $237 million threshold, a 62% rate on the next $20 million, a 95% rate on the amount from $277 million to $297 million and a 110% amount above that.
Champion Dodgers top MLB's list of luxury-tax bills
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, and now they are paying the bill. The champions top the list of a record nine MLB teams that were hit with luxury tax bills, ESPN and USA Today reported Friday.
Dodgers top MLB luxury tax at $103 million as record 9 teams owe penalty
The Los Angeles Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with a $103 million penalty, and the New York Mets owe $97.1 million that raises their tax total under high-spending owner Steve Cohen to nearly $229 million.
Dodgers’ 2024 payroll and luxury tax bill topped MLB
The Dodgers paid the cost for their success in 2024. The World Series champions topped Major League Baseball with a $353 million payroll and a $103 million bill for exceeding the Competitive Balance Tax threshold.

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