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What a day for sports in Los Angeles.
-Shohei Ohtani signs record-breaking contract with the Dodgers
-Lakers become the first NBA In-Season Tournament Champions
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s first words as a Dodger:
“Good afternoon. My name is Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the LA Dodgers. I am beyond ecstatic to become a member of this historic franchise, and cannot express how much it means to me to be able to call Los Angeles my new home."
Jeff Passan on The Pat McAfee Show:
“Ideally, of course [MLB] wants [Ohtani] to be a Dodger, because it’s L.A. He personifies L.A. just in the star quality alone … To see him in a lineup with Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, at Dodger Stadium every night… it would be a scene.”
Walker Buehler's first strikeout ends a 1-2-3 first! He maxed out at 96.1 mph on his fastball in the inning
Buehler has seemingly eliminated the overhead windup he used prior to his injury last year. His delivery to the plate looks a lot quicker and more concise
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Per
@DanielKimW
, the
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are “on the verge” of signing top Korean RHP prospect Hyun-Suk Jang
At just 19 years old, Jang already rides his fastball into the upper 90s to go along with a slider, a sweeper, a curveball and a changeup. This is a huge get
Bobby Miller’s rookie season:
22 starts
11-4 record
3.76 ERA
124.1 IP
3.72 K/BB
1.10 WHIP
He was brought up for his debut in May after only four Triple-A games to begin his season and has remained in the big leagues since. Miller has stepped up in a huge way for the
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.
Kendall George, the
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top draft pick this year, took swings against Clayton Kershaw in his sim-game today
Some early exposure to the best of the best for the 18-year-old 😳
Before the Dodgers landed him, the Mets presented Yoshinobu Yamamoto with an offer of $325 million for 12 years, which Los Angeles matched, a league sources told
@TheAthletic
.
@martinonyc
was first on dollars from Mets;
@JeffPassan
first with LA terms.
Absolutely awful. Game altering call not only to end the inning, but also to lead to ejections for Max Muncy and Dave Roberts. Just need better from umpires.
TRADE SUGGESTION:
YANKEES GET:
Joc Pederson
DODGERS GET:
Giancarlo Stanton
DJ Lemahieu
Aaron Judge
Gerrit Cole
Luis Severino
Gleyber Torres
Gio Urshela
James Paxton
Aaron Hicks
Luke Voit
Gary Sanchez
The entire state of New York
This is getting ridiculous. Michael Busch homered again, and has now gone deep 16 times since July 1st. Broken record of dominance in Triple-A.
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Sources tell me and
@AzoulayHaron
that RHP Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca are expected to be in the return to Tampa Bay as the Dodgers acquire RHP Tyler Glasnow and OF Manuel Margot
Shohei Ohtani has the greatest team-first contract structure in the history of professional sports
Per
@FabianArdaya
, $680 million of his $700 million contract will be deferred, with Ohtani only making $2 million per season in cash flow. LA will have so much extra money to spend
“The message seems clear. Like Shohei Ohtani, … Yamamoto appeared to have a specific team he wanted to join. And that team was the Dodgers.”
-
@Ken_Rosenthal
on Yoshinobu Yamamoto
I really hope the Dodgers find a way to keep Teoscar Hernández around for a while. Such a good player, such an awesome guy to root for, and he is absolutely thriving in Dodger blue
Dave Roberts has been undervalued by a lot of Dodger fans for many years, but this right here is why his job is as safe as any manager in the Major Leagues. He is the best there is at managing people, and the Dodgers would not be the Dodgers without him at the helm. Love this.
The Dodgers playing the way they currently are isn't fun
But you have to appreciate this
This right here is why Dave Roberts is one of the top managers in the game
Michael Busch was named Baseball America’s 2023
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Minor League Player of the Year
Busch’s 1.030 OPS is first in the system among full-season clubs
Jason Heyward last year with the Cubs compared to this year with the
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:
.204 AVG ➡️ .283 AVG
.277 SLG ➡️ .508 SLG
.555 OPS ➡️ .865 OPS
6 XBH ➡️ 37 XBH
1 HR ➡️ 15 HR
10 RBI ➡️ 40 RBI
While also stepping into an important leadership role, Heyward has been huge for LA
Dear Shohei Ohtani,
I’m willing to switch positions if you sign with us! Also, I could catch your bullpens if you’d like!
Ohhh and before I forget.... Yu, Kenta and I are like bffs! Just saying, in case you need one!
Sincerely,
Kike 😁
It will absolutely never sit right with me that Justin Turner didn’t play out the rest of his career as a Dodger. I know the logistics don’t work but it pisses me off anyway. I will love JT forever
The Dodgers are having the greatest offseason of all time.
-Signed Shohei Ohtani
-Acquire/extended Tyler Glasnow
-Signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Does anything else even compare??? This is unthinkable
Let’s circle back to Yoshinobu Yamamoto tonight against one of the best offenses in baseball:
7.0 IP
2 H
0 R
2 BB
7 K
31 CSW%
106 pitches
IMMACULATE performance on the biggest stage so far in his MLB career.
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Michael Kopech struck out the side in his first
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appearance
His 11 fastballs averaged 99.4 mph (up 0.8 mph from his season average) with 8” of drop (-2” from szn avg) and 11” run (+1” from szn avg)
Six whiffs on nine swings 🔥
Mookie Betts this season with National League ranks:
.298 AVG (5th)
.595 SLG (2nd)
.989 OPS (2nd)
34 HR (3rd)
Leading in fWAR
Playing great RF, 2B and SS
Could Mookie end up bringing home the NL MVP?
SHOHEI. OHTANI.
6-FOR-6.
THREE HOME RUNS.
TWO DOUBLES.
10 RUNS BATTED IN.
TWO STOLEN BASES.
AND A 50/50 SEASON.
THE BEST TO EVER PLAY THE GAME WITH ONE OF THE BEST SINGLE DAYS OF ALL TIME.
Japanese phenom RHP Rōki Sasaki is asking to be posted to MLB after next season according to a report from Sponichi Annex and
@yakyucosmo
’s translation
Sasaki, 22, would be limited to IFA Bonus Pool money if posted next offseason, instead of a likely $300M+ contract if he waited
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers jersey has set an all-time record at Fanatics for sales within 48 hours of the jersey’s release in any sport, per
@MLBONFOX
Dodger fans are HYPED to rep Shohei’s No. 17 for the next decade