The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the New York Yankees in the World Series for the first time since 1981, when the Dodgers beat the Bronx Bombers. The two teams have battled each other for the World Series title a total of 11 times, and the Dodgers won two other times, in 1955 and 1963.
Neither the Dodgers nor the Yankees spared any expense to bring some of the best players in Major League Baseball to their teams, and their contracts didn’t come cheap. Collectively, the Dodgers’ 26-player active roster salary for 2024 amounts to $266 million, compared to $263 million for the Yankees, based on data compiled by Spotrac.
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Who are the highest-paid Dodgers players?
The highest-paid Dodger is Shohei Ohtani. In 2023, he signed a 10-year contract valued at $700 million, a record amount for a baseball player. Most of that money will be in deferred payment, but his average salary this year comes out to $70 million.
The second-highest-paid player is shortstop Mookie Betts, who will be paid $30 million this year. In 2020, he signed a 12-year, $365 million contract. Freddie Freeman, the first baseman, is paid $27 million this year, part of a 6-year, $162 million contract signed in 2022.
Below is a list of the salaries of active players on the Dodgers roster, based on payroll data from Spotrac.
Shohei Ohtani, #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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1. Shohei Ohtani
Salary: $70,000,000Position: Designated hitterAge: 30
Mookie Betts, #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Mookie Betts
Salary: $30,000,000 Position: Shortstop/Right fielderAge: 32
Freddie Freeman, #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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3. Freddie Freeman
Salary: $27,000,000Position: First basemanAge: 35
Teoscar Hernández, #37 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
4. Teoscar Hernández
Salary: $23,500,000Position: Left fielder/Right fielderAge: 32
Will Smith, #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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5. Will Smith
Salary: $16,550,000Position: CatcherAge: 29
Jack Flaherty, #0 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Jack Flaherty
Salary: $14,500,000Position: Starting pitcherAge: 29
Chris Taylor, #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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7. Chris Taylor
Salary: $13,000,000Position: Second basemanAge: 34
Kevin Kiermaier, #93 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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8. Kevin Kiermaier
Salary: $10,500,000Position: Center fielderAge: 34
Max Muncy, #13 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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9. Max Muncy
Salary: $9,500,000Position: Third basemanAge: 34
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
10. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Salary: $9,166,666Position: Starting pitcherAge: 26
Walker Buehler. #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
11. Walker Buehler
Salary: $8,025,000Position: Starting pitcherAge: 30
Tommy Edman, #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Tommy Edman
Salary: $7,000,000Position: Center fielderAge: 29
Ryan Brasier, #57 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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13. Ryan Brasier
Salary: $4,500,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 37
Evan Phillips, #59 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
14. Evan Phillips
Salary: $4,000,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 30
Enrique Hernandez, #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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15. Enrique Hernández
Salary: $4,000,000Position: ShortstopAge: 33
Austin Barnes, #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
16. Austin Barnes
Salary: $3,500,000Position: CatcherAge: 34
Michael Kopech, #45 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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17. Michael Kopech
Salary: $3,000,000Position: Starting pitcher/Relief pitcherAge: 28
Daniel Hudson, #41 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
18. Daniel Hudson
Salary: $2,000,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 37
Brent Honeywell. #40 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
19. Brent Honeywell
Salary: $1,250,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 29
Gavin Lux, #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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20. Gavin Lux
Salary: $1,225,000Position: Second basemenAge: 26
Blake Treinen, #49 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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21. Blake Treinen
Salary: $1,000,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 36
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Anthony Banda, #43 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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22. Anthony Banda
Salary: $740,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 31
Ben Casparius, #78 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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23. Ben Casparius
Salary: $740,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 25
Edgardo Henriquez, #60 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
24. Edgardo Henriquez
Salary: $740,000Position: Relief pitcherAge: 22
Landon Knack, #96 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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25. Landon Knack
Salary: $740,000Position: Starting pitcherAge: 27
Andy Pages, #44 of the Los Angeles Dodgers
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26. Andy Pages
Salary: $740,000Position: OutfielderAge: 23
Where and when are the World Series games played?
In the best-of-seven series, the first two games will be played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, and the following day. After a rest day, the next three games will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York from Monday to Wednesday., If necessary, the final two games, after a rest day, will be played back in Los Angeles.
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