The Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million deal last offseason, among other big-ticket moves. They won the 2024 World Series. Since winning the World Series, the Dodgers landed two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and high-ceiling Japanese import Roki Sasaki,

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.

President Trump’s executive orders aimed at curtailing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts apply to the federal government, not to a private business like MLB.

This winter has seen a lot of talk around the overlapping issues of competitive balance, a salary cap and player retention. Most of that talk is related to the Dodgers.