{"id":122138,"date":"2025-11-18T08:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122138"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:12:15","slug":"jason-kelce-calls-out-mlb-dodgers-for-buying-world-seriesnfl-star-slams-dodgers-jason-kelce-goes-off-on-l-a-calling-out-their-buying-of-the-world-series-and-questioning-why-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122138","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce Calls Out MLB, Dodgers for &#8216;Buying&#8217; World SeriesNFL STAR SLAMS DODGERS: Jason Kelce goes off on L.A., calling out their \u201cbuying\u201d of the World Series and questioning why anyone should care about a money-driven team, igniting a storm of debate across sports fans everywhere..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series for the second straight season in 2025, and there has been no shortage of drama regarding their recent dominance in MLB.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers have shown over recent years they\u2019re more than willing to spend money to secure top free agents, which has caused plenty of discourse across the league. Former NFL center Jason Kelce expressed his opinion on the matter on the New Heights podcast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/585330445_1243587061128651_9081005788164807586_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=102&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=X4OWKhmOtMsQ7kNvwHjUEIi&amp;_nc_oc=Admaf2SMPA2GQsIoOK4KAsMFDexrgg249a21HR_H9r-DZ-3VR4QrumfZipLBHvLjqnY&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad1-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=RVFMEHhWvM9A0YdbItRezw&amp;oh=00_AfjSsybgy1CcSl-MUrsnCV5uLgq1Ke76-1090AVIqEpPkA&amp;oe=69221623\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 \u200ev\u0103n b\u1ea3n cho bi\u1ebft '\u200e\u062c\u0644\u0628 DOD\u011eER MAIE RRI \u30b5 \ub178\uac74\ubcf42 C REL INE EADLES Jason Kelce Calls Out MLB, Dodgers for Buying World Series\u200e'\u200e\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re telling me I\u2019m supposed to get excited about a Canadian baseball team and a team who just spends more money than everybody else?\u201d Kelce said. \u201cWho the f\u2014 cares about either?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why baseball sucks. You just buy World Series championships\u2026 Everybody knew this was going to happen before the season. We just had a bunch of meaningless s\u2014 happen before it, then it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>While the Dodgers did have the highest payroll in MLB last season at $350 million, what Kelce neglects to mention is two other teams also sat above the $300 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Mets missed the playoffs with a $342 million payroll, proving money doesn\u2019t translate directly to wins, and the New York Yankees lost in the postseason despite their similarly huge wages. The Philadelphia Phillies sat just below $300 million, and also lost to the Dodgers in the NLDS.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series as well, and they were one of just five teams to have a payroll above $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LA\u2019s spending plays a part in their success, however their smart decisions in free agency and in trades gave them the edge in the postseason over their rivals. The Dodgers have also done well in player development, with key players like Will Smith and Max Muncy playing a huge role in the Dodgers\u2019 Game 7 win.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers have access to the top free agents because they\u2019re willing to spend, but organizational decisions and financial responsibility are still big factors in a team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former NFL center and current media personality criticized the Los Angeles Dodgers for spending as much as they do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":122140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jason Kelce Calls Out MLB, Dodgers for &#039;Buying&#039; 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