""I can't speak to what revenue we're bringing in, but our ownership puts it back into players, a big chunk of it, which I know that's the way it should be with all ownership groups." "I don't want to get too philosophical on ownership, but I do think that trying to be a competitor as Mark Walter and our ownership group is, that's what you would want.""
""There's always critics. I think that we're in a big market, we're expected to win. Our fans expect us to win,""
""I think that that's what sports fans would want from everyone, to get the best of their team. And I think we do as good a job as anyone.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers are four wins away from becoming the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years. Questions about fairness and legitimacy have arisen because of the Dodgers' payroll advantage relative to most other teams. Continued calls for an MLB salary cap are likely to influence the collective bargaining agreement that must be negotiated after the 2026 season. Manager Dave Roberts says criticism does not phase him and praises ownership for reinvesting revenue into players and striving to compete. The Toronto Blue Jays entered 2025 with the fifth-largest payroll, signing Max Scherzer and Jeff Hoffman and extending Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for 14 years.
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