"In the videos, Olbes begs Snell to sign his arm, and though Snell is initially reticent about possibly covering up Olbes' existing tattoos, he eventually relents and names his price: Olbes videos have to get 70,000 likes. That's a big figure to reach, and while it is fitting for Snell's jersey No. 7, Olbes has a long way to go."
"He's ramping up slowly ahead of the season, with reports indicating he's still throwing from flat ground, not the pitching mound. Those moves are intended to prevent Snell from being injured again, something he's battled in the past. 'Time's ticking, but like I told him the other day, Opening Day is not necessarily a hard and fast target for us,' manager Dave Roberts said."
"Snell said at DodgerFest that this course of action has long been the plan after he hurt his shoulder and missed much of the early part of the 2025 season. 'I've been playing catch, been throwing. It feels good. But I'm just going to take my time. Last year, I was rushing. I wanted to pitch so bad. But I'm going to take my time.'"
Dodgers fan Mikey Olbes posted videos on Instagram proposing a unique agreement with pitcher Blake Snell: if the videos accumulate 70,000 likes, Snell will sign Olbes' arm with a permanent tattoo. Initially hesitant about potentially covering existing tattoos, Snell agreed to the gentlemen's agreement and set the ambitious like threshold, which corresponds to his jersey number 7. As of Monday evening, the combined videos had fewer than 1,000 likes. Meanwhile, Snell continues his cautious recovery from shoulder injury, throwing from flat ground rather than the mound during spring training, with manager Dave Roberts indicating Opening Day is not a firm deadline for his return.
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