The image above compares the 2026 MLB opening day team payrolls for each team. (AP Digital Embed)

Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) hits a ground ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the sixth inning of an MLB baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - New York Mets' Bo Bichette singles during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger tosses his bat after a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York Mets' Juan Soto, right, hits a single during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Davey Lopes smiles and laughs in the team's clubhouse after Game 1 of baseball's World Series against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/File)

Los Angeles Dodgers Davey Lopes (15) signals to the crowd as he heads to the dugout on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1978 in Los Angeles after hitting his second two-run home in the first game of the World Series. Youngster at right is Reggie Smith Jr. (AP Photo)

FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Davey Lopes goes flying after forcing out Philadelphias Phillies Bake McBride in the front end of a double play hit into by Philadelphia's larry Bowa in the first inning of a baseball game, Oct. 4, 1977, in Los Angeles.. (AP Photo/File)