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Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets Texas Rangers: SP 2008–Present $314,574,999 [31] Clayton Kershaw: Los Angeles Dodgers: SP 2009–Present $298,676,411 [32] Mike Trout: Los Angeles Angels: OF 2011-Present $267,740,125 [33] Derek Jeter: New York Yankees: SS 1995–2014 $266,315,981 [34] CC Sabathia: Cleveland Indians Milwaukee Brewers New York ...
The rivalry began in New York City, when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and the Yankees in the Bronx. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, the rivalry continued as the teams represented two of the largest cities on each coast of the United States. Fan support has added to the notoriety of the series as both teams are supported by two ...
The fastest growing MLB franchise is the New York Yankees as well, with a 50% increase in valuation since the 2017 MLB season ($4 to $6 billion). [1] The Yankees have held the crown for the most valuable MLB franchise since the inaugural ranking, which was released after the 1998 MLB season .
But now, 30 years later, the idea of a salary cap has stampeded back into public discourse. Its impetus: the free-wheeling, cash-flashing Los Angeles Dodgers and their seemingly bottomless pockets.
As a result, the Dodgers have now accrued $1.039 billion of deferred salary over the last five years. For comparison, only the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox top even $50 million in current ...
Then baseball moved West. The newly styled Los Angeles Dodgers won a World Series against the Chicago White Sox in 1959 and, remarkably, swept the Yankees in four straight games in the 1963 Series ...
New York Yankees: 2003–2017, 2019–2020 $348 million Los Angeles Dodgers: 2013–2017, 2021 $151.7 million Boston Red Sox: 2004–2007, 2010–2011, 2015–2016, 2018–2019 $51.1 million Chicago Cubs: 2016, 2019–2020 $14.0 million Detroit Tigers: 2008, 2016–2017 $9.0 million San Francisco Giants: 2015–2017 $8.8 million Washington ...
On April 18, 1958, the Dodgers played their first LA game, defeating the former New York and now new San Francisco Giants, 6–5, before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Catcher Roy Campanella , left partially paralyzed in an off-season accident, was never able to play in Los Angeles.