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Whopping tax bills come due for Dodgers, crunched Yankees

BOCA RATON, Fla. – For the first time in the 13-season history of MLB’s luxury tax, four teams – the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox and Angels – went over the threshold, which was $189 million for 2015.

The payrolls are still unofficial, needing a final audit and the addition of awards bonuses.

I was told the Dodgers are just under $300 million, but close enough that awards bonuses might just nudge them over. For example, Clayton Kershaw is likely to finish second or third in voting for the NL Cy Young. If he does, he would earn a $1 million bonus.