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

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to spark controversy with their spending habits while being buyers after winning the World Series.

Major League Baseball's 30 owners and commissioner Rob Manfred are having some scheduled meetings in Florida this week. One item

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,

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.