2025年的MLB决赛突显出明显的薪酬差距, 顶尖球队支出超过500万美元, The 2025 MLB playoffs highlight a stark pay gap, with top teams spending over $500M vs. bottom teams under $122M, amid looming salary cap talks.

2025年的MLB决赛突出显示了日益扩大的经济鸿沟,洛杉矶道奇队在工资和奢侈税上花费5.09亿美元,预计接近1.68亿美元,这让辛辛那提红队受益,后者的1.21亿美元工资是季后最低的。 The 2025 MLB playoffs underscore a growing economic divide, with the Los Angeles Dodgers spending $509 million on salaries and luxury tax—projected at nearly $168 million—facing the Cincinnati Reds, whose $121 million payroll is among the lowest in the postseason. 12支季后赛球队中有6支薪资超过2亿美元，包括洋基队、红袜队、费城人队和蓝鸟队，而克利夫兰守护者队的薪资最低，为1.039亿美元。 Six of the 12 playoff teams have payrolls over $200 million, including the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, and Blue Jays, while the Cleveland Guardians have the lowest at $103.9 million. 由于季后奖励奖金,最后发薪和税务数字尚待确定。 Final payroll and tax figures remain pending due to post-season award bonuses. 随着集体谈判协议将于 2026 年 12 月到期，老板们正在推动工资帽，但球员们反对此举，引发了人们对再次停工的担忧。 With the collective bargaining agreement expiring in December 2026, owners are pushing for a salary cap, a move players oppose, raising concerns of another work stoppage.