PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper loves LA — well, at least the World Series champion Dodgers' freewheeling spending on their way to a nearly $320 million payroll.

Average and median salaries decline over the course of the season as veterans are released and replaced by younger players making closer to the minimum. The AP's average was $4.98 million at the start ...

Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to help power the Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers ...