Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax

[RealGM Wiretap]

The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101 million after a fourth-place finish in their division, among an unprecedented eight teams that owe the penalty for the 2023 season.

Owner Steve Cohen\'s Mets finished with a tax payroll of $374.7 million, according to figures finalized by Major League Baseball on Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press. That topped the previous high of $291.1 million by the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Via espn.com

[the_process]

The Dodgers tax bill going forward ought to dwarf that Mets bill.

[niha17]

The mets cant pay the tax like that if they dont win dont make sense

[TheSundaySwami]

The Dodgers tax bill going forward ought to dwarf that Mets bill.

It won't with Ohtanis deferrals.

[the_process]

The Dodgers tax bill going forward ought to dwarf that Mets bill.

It won't with Ohtanis deferrals.

Ridiculous that they let the Dodgers get away with that. Rules really need to change.