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Both World Series rosters cost less money than the Royals’ roster this year

The World Series is underway with two 100-win teams battling each other for baseball supremacy - the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. The teams represent two of the biggest markets in baseball, and the Dodgers topped all baseball teams in Opening Day salary this year at $225 million.

But the big money is not necessarily on the field for the Dodgers this World Series. If you take a look at their 25-man World Series roster, what the Dodgers actually paid them is less than the franchise-record $145 million the Royals paid for their 25-man Opening Day roster.