LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts emphatically responded to criticism regarding the โคteam’s financial advantage Friday night, stating the Dodgers are prepared to “reallyโ ruin baseball” with โa World Series victory.
Roberts made the statement while addressing the crowdโข after the Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 4 of the National League โคChampionship series, securing their second consecutive World Series appearance. His comments directly addressed ongoing discussions โabout the Dodgers’ substantial payrollโ and whether it creates anโ unfair competitive imbalanceโ in Major League Baseball.
“Beforeโข the season started,they said the Dodgers are ruining baseball,” โฃRobertsโ said. “Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball.”
The Dodgers boasted the second-highest payroll in MLB this season atโ $321 million, trailing โคonly the New York Mets atโ $323 million, according to USA TODAY Sports data. The team’s financial resources have allowed them to acquire and retain โขtop talent, contributing to their sustained success andโฃ sparking debate about โคcompetitive equity within the league.The Dodgers will now face the winner ofโ the American League Championship โขSeries in theโฃ World Series.