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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 17: Jon Lester #34 of the Chicago Cubs talks with Miguel Montero #47 on the mound in the eighth inning against the New York Mets during game one of the 2015 MLB National League Championship Series at Citi Field on October 17, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Dexter Fowler surprisingly signs with Cubs, after previously agreeing to deal with Orioles

Update: Fowler’s agency is throwing hot fire at the media and the Orioles. In a surprising development, Dexter Fowler re-signed with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. But wait a minute — hadn’t the outfielder already agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Orioles earlier in the week? Reports throughout Major League Baseball circles during the past […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 01: Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Los Angeles Dodgers part owner, helps Dave Roberts put on a Dodgers jersey as Andrew Friedman, right, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations, looks on during a press conference to introduce Roberts as the new Los Angeles Dodgers manager at Dodger Stadium on December 1, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Dodgers set to break the bank with record luxury tax payment

The rich usually get richer in the world of Major League Baseball, but the sport has attempted to even the playing field since 2011 with what it calls a “Competitive Balance Tax” — aka the luxury tax. Few teams surpass the threshold required, but the Los Angeles Dodgers of 2015 will cost the team plenty despite […]

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