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humor The Onion 2026-04-02

Dodgers Owner Panicked Over $414 Million Payroll, Realizes He Should've Asked Blake Snell for an Auto Loan

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter is in a bind, having blown through $414 million on player contracts, now he's wondering if he can convince Blake Snell to take a paycheck in baseball tickets – or his contract in yen?


<p>LOS ANGELES—Admitting that the team’s ballooning salary expenditures had rapidly gotten away from him, panicked Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter told reporters Thursday that he had absolutely no idea how he was going to come up with the funds needed to cover this year&#8217;s $414 million payroll. “What the hell, $414 million? I’m totally [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/panicked-dodgers-owner-has-no-idea-how-hes-going-to-come-up-with-414-million-payroll/">Panicked...

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