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by Sean Keeley • Dec 21, 2009 10:33 PM EST
No one ever said winning championships was easy. Or cheap.
The Yankees were hit with a $25.7 million luxury tax after this past season's payroll ended up at $220 million. To give you a little perspective, the Marlins' entire opening day payroll was $21.8 million.
Seems...fair?
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