Dodgers spent record-shattering $515M in 2025

Field Level Media|published: Thu 16th April, 11:12 2026

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Mar 27, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) poses with first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) and shortstop Mookie Betts (50) during the World Series ring ceremony before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Dodgers shattered a league record by spending more than half a billion dollars in 2025, according to a report Thursday from The Associated Press.

The World Series champions' total of nearly $515 million eclipsed the previous Major League Baseball high of $430.4 million by the New York Mets in 2024.

The total includes a payroll of $345.3 million and a record luxury tax bill of $169.4 million.

The Dodgers' payroll was seven times higher than that of the Miami Marlins, the league's lowest-spending team at $68.7 million. Los Angeles spent more than the bottom six teams combined.

The Mets ranked second in total spending in 2025 at $433.7 million, including a payroll of $342.1 million.

The Dodgers finished 93-69 in the regular season and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games for their second straight World Series championship. The Mets finished 83-79 and missed the playoffs.

The New York Yankees had the third-highest payroll last season at $301.5 million, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies ($291.1 million), Blue Jays ($253.1 million) and Houston Astros ($236.4 million).

--Field Level Media

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