Dodgers, pitcher Blake Snell agree on 5-year, $182 million contract, sources say

Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract, making it the third largest for a left-handed pitcher in history.

The deal gives the Dodgers a frontline starter for their title defense, significantly improving their rotation options, which include potential stars like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

For Snell, opting out and securing this deal marks a quicker conclusion to his time as a free agent, ending the uncertainties he faced previously.

In terms of free agency, the Dodgers have now handed out five contracts worth at least $100 million this offseason, matching the rest of MLB combined.

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