LOS ANGELES

In reality, the Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. They’ve just been showing everyone else how the game should be played.

Whether it’s spending more than any other team or trying to become MLB’s first repeat champion since the Yankees’ dynasty at the turn of the century, the Dodgers make no apologies for building the richest, perhaps smartest and definitely the most successful franchise in the sport these days.

Villains? That just depends on your zip code. The Yankees didn’t give themselves the Evil Empire nickname but eventually came to embrace the moniker, with general manager Brian Cashman going so far as to refer to his front office as a “fully operational Death Star” during one offseason spending spree.

But dig a little deeper with these Dodgers and it becomes clear that

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