The Dodgers have won two World Series titles since Walter and his group made the purchase just over a decade ago. The team payroll is exceeded only by the New York Mets, at $323 million against $321 million. The next closes team is the New York Yankees at $293.5 million.

The Buss family is nearing an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO of TWG Global and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal told NBCLA on Wednesday.