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Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says

Less than a month after winning the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are spending big again to add one of baseball’s best pitchers to their star-studded roster. Blake Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. Snell would join two-way star Shohei Ohtani and fellow Japanese …

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4 weeks ago

Dodgers agree to sign two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell

LA Times

The Dodgers reached agreement with starting pitcher Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young winner who spent last season playing for the Giants. To that end, the Dodgers made a major move Tuesday night, agreeing to a five-year, $182-million contract with two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Blake Snell pending a physical, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

New York Times

The first bombshell of Major League Baseball’s offseason landed Saturday when the Chiba Lotte Marines announced 23-year-old pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be able to sign with an MLB club this winter. When The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes visited Japan earlier this year, Chiba Lotte outfielder and former Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco said of Sasaki, “He asks me …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Dave Roberts deserves a contract extension. Or does he?

LA Times

If pitching is 75% or more in importance, the obvious must be stated: The Dodgers are indeed in trouble come playoff time. We all knew ace Tyler Glasnow wouid go down and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched once a week in Japan. Fred Wallin Westlake Village Truly surprising is how surprised the Dodgers organization seemingly is with the respective injury breakdowns of …

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9 months ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted just one inning in his Los Angeles Dodgers’ debut after signing a record $325 million, 12-year contract, giving up five runs to the San Diego Padres in a 15-11 loss on Thursday night. “I just got to get ready for the next outing.” San Diego batted around, and Michael Grove relieved Yamamoto with …

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9 months ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto battered by Padres in slugfest as Dodgers split series in Korea

LA Times

Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasted only one inning in his MLB debut, allowing five runs to the Padres on Thursday. “This team has been through a lot, as far as the core guys over the years,” manager Dave Roberts said, downplaying the impact of Ohtani’s off-the-field drama compared to his team’s three errors, six walks allowed and 17 hits …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers

Associated Press

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Even Shohei Ohtani was intrigued by Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s exhibition debut Wednesday, making the 30-minute drive through Phoenix suburbs in a white convertible to show his support for a fellow Japanese star, even though he wasn’t playing in the game. When Yamamoto was asked how Ohtani judged the outing, the pitcher grinned and said “so-so.” Roberts said the …

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10 months ago

Mets pitcher Kodai Senga is dealing with some arm fatigue after throwing at spring training

Associated Press

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga experienced some arm fatigue after throwing a side session during spring training. The veteran first baseman played for Pittsburgh and San Diego last year, batting.163 with six homers and 13 RBIs in 39 games. FAST FRIENDS Yankees ace Gerrit Cole threw 36 pitches to Austin Wells over two innings in a simulated game, and …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agrees to a one-year deal with Dodgers

LA Times

Teoscar Hernández follows through during an at-bat for the Seattle Mariners against the Angels on Sept. 12. After doling out more than $1 billion on three star acquisitions last month, the Dodgers made another splash Sunday night by agreeing to a one-year, $23.5-million deal with free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yamamoto’s contract with Dodgers includes 2 opt outs, but timing depends on elbow health

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have two opportunities to opt out of his record $325 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, although the timing is tied to his pitching elbow’s health. Los Angeles announced the agreement two weeks after signing two-way star Shohei Ohtani to a record $700 million, 10-year contract. As part of the deal under …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto says Shohei Ohtani’s unique contract helped sell him on the Dodgers

LA Times

The Dodgers unveiled yet another Tokyo giant on Wednesday, officially adding highly touted Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $1.025-billion Pacific Rim portfolio that is anchored by two-way star Shohei Ohtani. “It’s hard to compare year to year, players to players, staffs to staffs, but this is a pretty good staff we got.” Yamamoto’s deal includes a $50-million signing bonus …

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1 year ago

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers, who signed the two-way superstar to a record $700 million, 10-year deal last week. “It was important to Shohei that this wasn’t the …

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1 year ago

$1 billion boon? How Shohei Ohtani’s contract could make Dodgers MLB financial kings

LA Times

There is an old saying in business that you need to have money to make money. Because this has never been done.” Complete coverage: Shohei Ohtani signs record deal with Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, baseball’s top free agent, agrees to a $700-million deal with the Dodgers. “This may be close to an $800 million to $1 billion gain for the Dodgers …

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1 year ago

Rosenthal: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has choices. Here’s a look at his suitors

New York Times

If Yoshinobu Yamamoto lands a $300 million contract, as appears increasingly likely, the posting fee would be almost $50 million. The way the posting system works, the club that signs Yamamoto as a free agent would need to pay his Japanese club, the Orix Buffaloes, 20 percent on the first $25 million of the contract, 17.5 percent of the next …

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1 year ago

The Dodgers got Shohei Ohtani. What’s next?

New York Times

The Athletic has live coverage of Shohei Ohtani’s first Dodgers press conference The Dodgers landed the man they had sought for a decade. While Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he had not met with Yamamoto ahead of the pitcher’s arrival in the United States this weekend, Dodgers officials feel that Yamamoto growing up a Dodgers fan could boost the club’s …

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1 year ago

Ken’s 4 MLB teams under pressure; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the pitcher everyone wants

New York Times

This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. There's a reason so many teams are in on Yoshinobu Yamamoto @JimBowdenGM gives his take on the recently posted Japanese ace 🔥 pic.twitter.com/z6F6LNwIij — MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM November 26, 2023 I’m certainly not trying to say that any team should bank on Yamamoto over Ohtani when it comes to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes free agent Tuesday, talks can run through Jan. 4

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will become a free agent Tuesday and major league teams can sign him through 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Nippon Professional Baseball notified Major League Baseball that the 25-year-old right-hander’s club, the Orix Buffaloes, was posting him for availability to MLB teams. The game, watched by MLB executives that included New York Yankees general …

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1 year, 1 month ago

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?

LA Times

The calendar flipped to April and one of the two unsigned free agents on our list of the top 35 reached an agreement — starter Mike Clevinger returning to the Chicago White Sox on a paltry one-year, $3-million contract. The Giants signed Gold Glove third baseman Matt Chapman to a one-year, $18-million deal on March 3 and National League Cy …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Top MLB prospect Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 25, enjoys record-breaking performance in Japan Series 'with $200m-rated pitcher drawing interest from Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox'

Daily Mail

In what could be his final performance before signing a lucrative Major League Baseball contract this winter, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto set a Japan Series record with 14 strikeouts in a must-win game for the Orix Buffaloes. Yoshinobu Yamamoto set a Japan Series record with 14 strikeouts in a must-win game for Orix 'I went to the mound able to concentrate …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Top 40 MLB free agents for 2023-24: Contract predictions, team fits for Ohtani, Yamamoto, more

New York Times

Read Jim Bowden’s look at the Top 100 MLB free agents for 2025. Josh Hader, LHP Age: 29 HT: 5-11 WT: 180 2023 : 2.4 WAR Career: 11.7 WAR Agent: CAA Sports 2023 salary: $14.1 million One of the game’s most dominant closers, Josh Hader put together a strong free-agent walk year, recording a 1.28 ERA and 33 saves with …

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2 years ago

Law: Kodai Senga scouting report – What the Mets can expect from the pitcher

New York Times

The Mets’ spending spree continues apace, even after they invested heavily to bring in Justin Verlander and retain Brandon Nimmo, as they gave Nippon Professional Baseball free agent Kodai Senga a five-year, $75 million contract that puts a higher degree of confidence on his ability to start in Major League Baseball than most clubs seemed to have. The deal includes …

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3 years, 8 months ago

‘I don’t know that you can be all-in every year’: Oilers keep focus on the future with a quiet trade deadline

New York Times

Short-term pain for long-term gain. As disappointing as it might be for many Oilers fans that Holland only added defensive defenceman Dmitry Kulikov on Monday — his only trade of the truncated season — it’s not too hard to figure out why he went that route. Holland didn’t have the adequate cap space to make all the necessary upgrades — …

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Blake Snell and Dodgers agree to $182 million, 5-year contract, AP source says

Dodgers agree to sign two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

Letters to Sports: Dave Roberts deserves a contract extension. Or does he?

Yoshinobu Yamamoto lasts 1 inning in Dodgers debut, gives up 5 runs to Padres

Yoshinobu Yamamoto battered by Padres in slugfest as Dodgers split series in Korea

Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws 2 impressive, scoreless innings in MLB exhibition debut for Dodgers

Mets pitcher Kodai Senga is dealing with some arm fatigue after throwing at spring training

All-star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agrees to a one-year deal with Dodgers

Yamamoto’s contract with Dodgers includes 2 opt outs, but timing depends on elbow health

Yoshinobu Yamamoto says Shohei Ohtani’s unique contract helped sell him on the Dodgers

Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees with Dodgers on $325 million deal, according to reports

$1 billion boon? How Shohei Ohtani’s contract could make Dodgers MLB financial kings

Rosenthal: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has choices. Here’s a look at his suitors

The Dodgers got Shohei Ohtani. What’s next?

Ken’s 4 MLB teams under pressure; Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the pitcher everyone wants

Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes free agent Tuesday, talks can run through Jan. 4

MLB free agent tracker: Have new Dodgers Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto lost luster?

Top MLB prospect Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 25, enjoys record-breaking performance in Japan Series 'with $200m-rated pitcher drawing interest from Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox'

Top 40 MLB free agents for 2023-24: Contract predictions, team fits for Ohtani, Yamamoto, more

Law: Kodai Senga scouting report – What the Mets can expect from the pitcher

‘I don’t know that you can be all-in every year’: Oilers keep focus on the future with a quiet trade deadline