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Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:37 pm
by 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
Re: Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:42 pm
by the_process
The Dodgers tax bill going forward ought to dwarf that Mets bill.
Re: Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:08 pm
by niha17
The mets cant pay the tax like that if they dont win dont make sense
Re: Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:08 am
by TheSundaySwami
the_process wrote:The Dodgers tax bill going forward ought to dwarf that Mets bill.
It won't with Ohtanis deferrals.
Re: Mets Hit With Record $101M Luxury Tax
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:56 am
by the_process
TheSundaySwami wrote:the_process wrote: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.