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‘There’s no better organization.’ Dodgers and Will Smith celebrate contract extension
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘There’s no better organization.’ Dodgers and Will Smith celebrate contract extension

LA Times  

Will Smith and the Dodgers agreed to a long-term contract extension for 10 years and $140 million, the team announced Wednesday. “We’ve had other failed negotiations,” Friedman said, “that separated or fizzled out in a way that’s hard to put back together.” With catcher Will Smith, things played out differently. “I don’t think I would be the player I am …

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Commentary: Angry about Dodgers signing Freddie Freeman? Take it up with your owner, not ours
2 years, 9 months ago

Commentary: Angry about Dodgers signing Freddie Freeman? Take it up with your owner, not ours

LA Times  

Freddie Freeman reacts after the Atlanta Braves defeated the Dodgers in Game 6 to win the 2021 National League Championship Series. In Chicago, where Cubs owner Tom Ricketts has entered the bidding for the storied Chelsea club in the English Premier League, a spokesman whispered sweet nothings to the British media about how Ricketts understands “the importance of investing for …

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Mookie Betts’ contract extension includes $115 million in deferred money
4 years, 4 months ago

Mookie Betts’ contract extension includes $115 million in deferred money

LA Times  

Mookie Betts made history last week. Betts’ contract includes $115 million in deferred money. Betts will have $8 million deferred from his base salary in each of the extension’s first five years. The financial plan doesn’t change the average annual value of the contract for competitive-balance tax purposes; it remains $30.417 million, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts. Here are the …

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Mookie Betts’ mega-deal with Dodgers guts Red Sox faithful: ‘He’s never coming back’
4 years, 5 months ago

Mookie Betts’ mega-deal with Dodgers guts Red Sox faithful: ‘He’s never coming back’

LA Times  

Mookie Betts won the American League MVP award in 2018, the same season he helped the Red Sox win the World Series against the Dodgers. He’s never coming back here.” Months after Betts’ departure, many Red Sox fans, who for the first time will see someone else in his right field spot during the team’s season opener Friday, are still …

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Plaschke: Dodgers fans, welcome to the Mookie Betts era
4 years, 5 months ago

Plaschke: Dodgers fans, welcome to the Mookie Betts era

LA Times  

As a ceremonial first pitch, it was a 100-mph fastball. Despite fears that a canceled season would mean the former American League MVP with the expiring contract might never take a swing in a Dodgers uniform, Betts is now a Dodger for life. “It’s just amazing,” Betts said Wednesday after removing his Dodgers mask for a Zoom conference with reporters. …

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