Blake Snell joins the Dodgers
Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers to sign a five-year, $182 million contract.Pitcher Blake Snell was officially welcomed to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Snell and the Dodgers have reached an agreement on a five-year, $182 million contract.
As a member of the San Diego Padres in 2023, Snell received his most recent of two Cy Young Awards.
Los Angeles Three days after reaching an agreement on a five-year, $182 million contract, the Dodgers unveiled two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, ESPN reported that Snell and the Dodgers had reached an agreement on a contract that included opt-outs, some deferred money, and a $52 million signing bonus, subject to a physical.
Last Tuesday, Snell, who turns 32 on Wednesday, uploaded a Photoshopped image of himself in a Dodger uniform to his Instagram account. The caption read “LA” and included an eyeball emoji.
According to ESPN, the contract is the third-largest left-handed pitcher contract in Major League Baseball history in terms of overall value, only surpassed by Clayton Kershaw’s $215 million contract with the Dodgers in 2014 and David Price’s $217 million contract with the Boston Red Sox in 2015.
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Snell pitched for the San Diego Padres in 2023 and finished 14-9 with a league-best 2.23 ERA, earning him the National League Cy Young Award. According to the Los Angeles Times, Snell was a free agent after the season and the Dodgers tried to sign him late in the process.
But he inked a two-year, $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants late in the spring.
Snell received a two-year, $62 million contract with the San Francisco Giants that contained an opt-out this winter, which he exercised.
After consecutive trips on the injured list for a left adductor strain and a left groin strain, Snell had a difficult start to the season with a 9.51 ERA and a 0-3 record at the end of June. But over his last 14 outings, including his first career no-hitter, he was 5-0 with a 1.23 ERA.
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In 2018, Snell led the league with 21 victories and a 1.89 ERA while pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays, earning him the American League Cy Young Award.
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