As the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers gear up for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, the most notable difference between the two sides might just be the glaring salary gap.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the second-highest payroll in baseball, while the Tampa Bay Rays have the third-lowest. They'll meet in the 2020 World Series despite that disparity.

The Dodgers, who play St. Louis in Wednesday's NL wild-card game, had a major league-high $260.9 million payroll on Aug. 31, according to figures compiled by Major League Baseball.

The 2020 World Series will pit the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the third-highest payroll in baseball, against the 28th-ranked Tampa Bay Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers will play on the same field in the World Series, but when it comes to money the two teams are not on the same planet. The American League champion Rays ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the second-highest payroll in baseball, while the Tampa Bay Rays have the third-lowest. They'll meet in the 2020 World Series despite that disparity.