Nine teams, including the Texas Rangers, have exceeded the $241 million luxury tax threshold, according to The Associated Press. The Rangers are the only team without a winning record (81-81) to surpass the threshold. They owe $190,483 to MLB by January 21.
This marks the third straight year the Rangers have exceeded the luxury tax threshold, subjecting them to the highest escalator fees. The New York Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies also surpassed the threshold for the third year in a row.
Texas owes the least amount of money among the nine teams.