A large chunk of the Mets’ expenditures is dead money, with the club covering more than $50 million of salary for pitchers Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, both traded in 2023.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge is likely to take home his second American League MVP award in the last three years, but he believes the title of the

Sometimes, it really does help to have all that money. The big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will meet in a matchup of World Series heavyweights starting Friday at Dodger Stadium.

This is The Athletic’s daily MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. For the 12th time — but the first time since 1981 — the Yankees and Dodgers are facing each other in the World Series.

A look at the previous 11 World Series that featured the Dodgers playing against the New York Yankees, including Hall of Famers who played in them.

So a raucous clubhouse celebration was in order after the Dodgers beat the New York Mets to clinch their record 25th National League pennant.

Aaron Judge had nothing but high praise for his World Series opponent — and fellow soon-to-be 2024 league MVP — Shohei Ohtani.