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Exclusive: Mets, not Dodgers, have highest 2025 payroll according to MLB calculations
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The New York Mets have the highest payroll in baseball according to MLB 's present-day calculations, obtained by USA TODAY Sports .
The Dodgers ' secret is the deferrals of their 10-year , $700 million contract.
Ohtani is deferring $68 million of his $70 million annual salary, leaving him the 18th highest-paid player in baseball as calculated by the MLB Labor Relations Department in 2025 .
He's the second -highest paid player on his team behind Tyler Glasnow’s $30 million salary.
The Dodgers lead all of baseball with 13 players earning at least $10 million this season .
The division with the most payroll parity belong to the AL and NL Central .
The Cubs have the highest payroll in the NL Central , which is about $55 million more than the runner-up St. Louis Cardinals .