PALM BEACH, Fla. — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.

The Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million deal last offseason, among other big-ticket moves. They won the 2024 World Series. Since winning the World Series, the Dodgers landed two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell and high-ceiling Japanese import Roki Sasaki,

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The high-spending Los Angeles Dodgers are not ruining baseball, commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday.

The MLB commissioner acknowledges concerns about the deep-pocketed Dodgers but says they are just playing by the rules.

As Major League Baseball prepares for the start of spring training, commissioner Rob Manfred does not believe his sport has a problem with a lack of competitiveness. Critics and fans have pointed out the huge difference between the haves and have-nots in the sport,

This winter has seen a lot of talk around the overlapping issues of competitive balance, a salary cap and player retention. Most of that talk is related to the Dodgers.