Yankees tighten their belt

NEW YORK - The New York Yankees, who dropped their season-opener 7-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, are not one of Major League Baseball's top two payrolls for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.

The Los Angeles Dodgers topped MLB for the fourth straight opening day but dropped to $225 million, according to a study by Associated Press.

That's the Dodgers' lowest payroll since 2013.