Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

Blake Snell: Shohei Ohtani Is The Type Of Player ‘You Want To Be Around’

Shohei Ohtani did not actively recruit Blake Snell but nonetheless was a factor in his decision to sign a five-year, $182 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snell was the first big signing of 2024 free agency when he…

Garrett Crochet Rumors: Dodgers Among Favorites For Trade With White Sox

The Chicago White Sox have been shopping their ace, Garrett Crochet, on the trade market for quite some time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have been connected through the entire process. At the 2024 trade deadline, the Dodgers were reportedly…

Dodgers Free Agent Blake Treinen Open To ‘Any Type’ Of Contract To Re-Sign

While much of the focus has centered around Teoscar Hernández, the current group of Los Angeles Dodgers free agents also includes fellow key contributors Blake Treinen, Kiké Hernández and Walker Buehler. Clayton Kershaw is on the open market as well,…

Freddie Freeman: Yankees Fan With Sign ‘Only Polite Person’ From World Series In New York

Freddie Freeman not only almost singlehandedly willed the Los Angeles Dodgers to their eighth World Series title in franchise history, he also broke MLB records along the way. Freeman's walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series forever…

Dave Roberts Felt ‘Pure Joy And Elation’ When Dodgers Won 2024 World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their eighth World Series championship in franchise history by defeating the New York Yankees in five games. It was the Dodgers' second World Series title since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when they defeated the Tampa…

Dodgers Rumors: Blake Snell’s Contract Includes Potential Team Option

The Los Angeles Dodgers addressed their starting rotation by signing two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract. The deal reportedly includes a $52 million signing bonus that lowers the Dodgers' competitive balance tax hit.…

Nez Balelo Compares Shohei Ohtani’s Free Agency To Juan Soto Rumors

MLB free agency the past two years has featured unique talents Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto, both of whom are superstars in their own right. But there's been one glaring difference in how Ohtani navigated reaching free agency for the…

Juan Soto Contract Offers: Dodgers Trailing Other Finalists

All eyes remain on Juan Soto as it's believed the New York Yankees free agent is nearing a decision heading into the annual MLB Winter Meetings. By all accounts, Soto is down to deciding between five teams as finalists: incumbent…

Shohei Ohtani ‘Really Enjoyed’ The Challenge Of Reaching Postseason With Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani capped off his first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the most important player for a team that achieved its goal by winning the World Series. Ohtani along the way became the first player in the 50/50…

Freddie Freeman: Ankle Surgery ‘Worth It’ For World Series Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Thursday that Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on his right ankle for debridement and to remove loose bodies from the area. The surgery was performed by Dr. Kenneth Jung at Kerlan Jobe in Los Angeles.…

Dodgers News: Dave Roberts Honored In Hometown Of Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was not present at Blake Snell's introductory press conference due to what president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said was a "long-planned trip out of the country." "I know he’s watching and I know…

This Day In Dodgers History: Jimmy Wynn Acquired; Grady Little Hired, Andruw Jones Signed

On Dec. 6, 1973, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded away pitchers Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper to the Houston Astros in exchange for slugger Jimmy Wynn, who helped the team reach the World Series in 1974. Wynn had been a…