Initial projections by the commissioner’s office based on opening-day rosters have the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim owing no luxury tax this year, according to the Associated Press. The only teams owing the tax for 2005: the New York Yankees and World Series champion Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees opened with a payroll of $204.6 million, followed by Boston ($131.2 million), the New York Mets ($116.4 million), the Angels ($111.2 million) and Seattle ($109.3 million). Last year the Angels were one of just three teams that paid the luxury tax. The Yankees and Red Sox were the others.
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