"There are a lot of them, and they do not exist only on social media. They are inside of group chats that talk about how much money the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending after winning the past two World Series, and they are in cities big and small that look at the Dodgers with envy masked by eye-rolls and curses."
"Owners are angry, too. Their franchise valuations aren't growing as quickly as their billionaire peers in other sports, and they blame the system that governs Major League Baseball. They don't like it. Nearly every owner believes MLB needs a salary cap. Its presence, owners say, immediately would juice franchise values, with the labor cost essentially fixed and no more chasing Dodgers teams spending $500 million annually on players."
Fans across cities and online express anger at perceived unfairness tied to high-spending teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers after consecutive World Series wins. Owners worry franchise valuations lag behind other sports and advocate for a salary cap to fix labor costs, increase franchise value, and create competitive balance, even at the risk of jeopardizing the 2027 season. Players fear an imminent lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires on Dec. 1 and oppose an imposed cap. Public polling shows many fans favor a capped system more from familiarity than from evaluation of alternatives.
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