The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t dodging the talk about their jaw-dropping $350 million payroll or the $150 million luxury tax they’ll soon owe. If anything, it’s the opposite.
“Before this season started, they said, ‘The Dodgers are ruining baseball,’” manager Dave Roberts said after sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS. Then he grinned. “Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball.”
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