MLB 2022 Luxury Tax Payrolls Exceed $5 Billion For First Time; Six Clubs Pay Penalties

Total compensation to players in Major League Baseball that involve salaries, benefits, medical costs, etc. for the purposes of the league’s luxury tax system exceeded $5 billion for the first time, a sign that the league has fully exited the pandemic.
According to The Associated Press, luxury tax payrolls for the league in 2022 were $5,164,589,774, a sizeable increase of…

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