Pages explained to the Cuban outlet why he ultimately chose not to suit up for his home country. "I have a lot of things to improve, and I need to prepare for a long season," Pages said. "I have to focus on what's most important." Pages was on Cuba's preliminary roster and showed interest; however, he decided to switch to focus on his game and grow with the Dodgers.
"I could walk around downtown and people wouldn't notice you if they weren't looking for you," Klein said in an exclusive interview on " Dodgers Dugout Live," reflecting on the months since his unexpected ascent from minor leaguer to postseason sensation.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will soon begin their quest for title No. 10. As things stand, the Dodgers organization have nine titles and they are on the verge of becoming the first team to three-peat in a quarter-century. The Dodgers may not have made a ton of moves this offseason, but the moves they did make were significant. They shored up their bullpen, adding All-Star closer Edwin Diaz and re-signed two-time champion and World Series hero Miguel Rojas.
"We're going to compete," Stammen said. "No doubt about that. We're going to give them our best shot. That's what we'll do every year, that's what we're going to do every year. They're a great team, two-time defending World Series champions, a lot of great star players, future Hall of Famers. "We feel good about our roster too. We feel good about our team, we feel good about the attitude.
On Jan. 14, 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded right-handed pitcher Edwin Jackson and southpaw Chuck Tiffany to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for right-handed relievers Danys Baez and Lance Carter, and cash considerations or a player to be named later. At the time, Jackson was a 22-year-old who was the Dodgers' best prospect but the organization gave up on him after he struggled at the Major League Level.
Following our last World Series game that averaged more than 51 million viewers globally, these partnerships build on MLB's growing momentum that includes generational stars setting new standards for excellence, new rules which have improved the game on the field, and increases in important fan engagement metrics like viewership, attendance, participation and social media consumption. We're looking forward to tapping into the unique areas of expertise that ESPN, NBCUniversal and Netflix each bring to the sport for the benefit of our fans.
Justin Turner originally signed with the Dodgers in February 2014, joining the organization on a Minor League contract en route to becoming one of the franchise's most clutch performers. Turner made the Dodgers' Opening Day roster in 2014 as a utility player and eventually went on to earn a role as their everyday third baseman. Turner appeared in a career-high 151 games during the 2016 season (later matched in 2021) and was named to the 2017 All-Star Game.
While there has been some activity -- including this weekend's big news about Alex Bregman agreeing to terms with the Cubs -- the free agent market remains rich with impact talent, with the likes of Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and Bo Bichette among those remaining unsigned. The whisper mill is still spinning with trade rumors. There is much left to do.