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Mets signing Max Scherzer to record $130 million deal
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Mets have top payroll, Dodgers drop with Trevor Bauer suspension
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APNewsBreak: MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level
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MLB cuts Trevor Bauer's suspension to 194 games; reinstated to Dodgers roster - CBS Los Angeles
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Mets, Dodgers, Yankees Among Record-Tying 6 Teams to Pay Luxury Tax for 2022 Season, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Mets have top payroll, Dodgers drop with Bauer suspension
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Los Angeles Dodgers open with record $310M tax payroll, would owe $47M
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How Trevor Bauer's suspension could help Dodgers this season - Los Angeles Times
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