The Los Angeles Dodgers were well represented on the MLB Top 100 Players Right Now list heading into the 2025 season as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernández, Will Smith, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Roki Sasaki all made the rankings.
The Dodgers lead all of baseball with nine total selections, which is two more than they had on last year’s rankings.
Ohtani, Betts, Freeman, Snell, Smith, Yamamoto and Glasnow were all included on the 2024 list as well, while Hernández and Sasaki are newcomers for this season.
Dodgers ranked on MLB Top 100 Players Right Now list
No. 1: Shohei Ohtani
Ohtani enjoyed a historic first year with the Dodgers as he hit .310/.390/.646 with 38 doubles, seven triples, 54 home runs, 130 RBI and 59 stolen bases in 159 games.
Ohtani became the first MLB player with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season. He won a plethora of awards for his efforts, including unanimous National League MVP honors and a Silver Slugger.
Ohtani was limited to a designated hitter role last season, but he remains on track to return to the mound this year.
No. 5: Mookie Betts
Betts had another solid season with the Dodgers as he batted .289/.372/.491 with 24 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 75 RBI in 116 games en route to winning a Silver Slugger Award.
Betts went on to hit .290/.387/.565 with nine extra-base hits and 16 RBI in 16 postseason games to help the Dodgers win their eighth World Series title in franchise history. Betts was voted the winner of the 2024 Babe Ruth Award, which is presented annually to a player deemed postseason MVP.
The eight-time All-Star will look for even more success this year as he prepares to take over starting shortstop duties.
No. 8: Freddie Freeman
Freeman is coming off an excellent 2024 season that saw him hit .282/.378/.476 with 35 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 89 RBI in 147 games.
He made his biggest impact in the World Series by posting a 1.364 on-base plus slugging with one triple, four home runs and 12 RBI en route to MVP honors.
That was despite Freeman playing through multiple injuries, including a right ankle sprain that required offseason surgery.
No. 36: Blake Snell
Snell spent the 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants and got off to a slow start due to signing late. However, he posted an MLB-best 1.45 ERA after the All-Star break.
Snell finished 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA, 2.43 FIP and 1.05 WHIP in 20 starts while posting a 24.2% strikeout to walk ratio.
The left-hander will look for a more consistent 2025 season after signing a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers.
No. 52: Teoscar Hernández
Hernández hit .272/.339/.501 with 32 doubles, 33 home runs, 99 RBI, 12 stolen bases and a 134 wRC+ en route to winning a third Silver Slugger Award and second selection to the All-MLB Team in 2024.
The 32-year-old continued swinging a hot bat in the postseason and particularly found success against the New York Yankees. He hit an excellent .350/.381/.550 with one double, one home run and four RBI during the World Series.
Hernández led all National League outfielders in home runs, slugging percentage, RBI and a 14.9% barrel rate.
No. 60: Will Smith
Smith was an All-Star in 2024 as he batted .248/.327/.433 with 24 doubles, 20 home runs and 75 RBI across 128 games. He struggled mightily in the second half but hit a home run in each of the Dodgers’ three postseason series.
No. 63: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yamamoto finished 7-2 with a 3.00 ERA, 2.61 FIP, 1.11 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per nine in 90 innings pitched over 18 starts during the 2024 season.
Yamamoto went on to post a 3.86 ERA and 0.96 WHIP with 15 strikeouts against six walks in four postseason starts.
No. 71: Tyler Glasnow
Glasnow went 9-6 with a 3.49 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 11.3 strikeouts per nine over a career-high 134 innings pitched (22 starts) during the 2024 season.
The right-hander was placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow tendinitis and did not pitch again after Aug. 11.
While there was some uncertainty over Glasnow potentially needing surgery during the offseason, he said his elbow essentially healed on its own.
No. 100: Roki Sasaki
Sasaki has yet to throw a pitch at the Major League level, but expectations couldn’t be higher for the Japanese phenom.
Sasaki went 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 111 innings for the Chiba Lotte Marines last year. He finished his career in Japan with a 30-15 record and 2.02 ERA across four seasons.
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