#los-angeles-dodgers

#los-angeles-dodgers

The right-hander began his pro career this past season after being signed by the Marlins during the 2024-2025 international signing period out of Cienfuegos, Cuba. Marrero pitched 33 innings in the Dominican Summer League, allowing 14 earned runs (3.82 ERA) on 32 hits with 35 strikeouts and 12 walks. He appeared in 10 games, all of them starts.

Ruiz only appeared in 19 games for the Dodgers this past season, batting .190/.261/.333 with one home run, two RBI, two runs scored, four stolen bases and a 67 wRC+ across 23 plate appearances. Once a former top prospect, Ruiz has appeared in 197 games over parts of four seasons. He's spent time with the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers in addition to the Athletics and Dodgers.

The MLB offseason slowed down in recent weeks after a few big name free agents were taken off the board, including the best closer in baseball: Edwin Diaz. Since the Dodgers signed Diaz to a three-year, $69 million deal, the defending champions have been quiet as have most other teams around the league. Things are expected to pick up as 2026 begins, and the Dodgers have continued their offseason moves by trading Ruiz.

The Los Angeles Dodgers finished second in a poll from The Athletic to decide which team had the best front office in the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.

On July 31, 2008, the Dodgers acquired one of the most-feared hitters in baseball, Manny Ramirez, in a trade with the Boston Red Sox. The deal proved to be one of the most impactful short-term acquisitions in franchise history and ignited the fanbase. Ramirez went 2-for-4 in his first game with the Dodgers, and had another 2-for-4 effort the following day while slugging his first home run with the team. In his first month with the Dodgers, Ramirez was named National League Player of the Month after hitting .444 (44-for-106) with seven doubles, nine home runs, 25 RBI and 21 runs scored. Ramirez, who had long been known for his on-field antics and elite bat, quickly endeared himself to Dodgers fans, and the area in left field became known as "Mannywood."

The Dodgers originally acquired Gary Sheffield, along with Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich and Charles Johnson, in the blockbuster trade that sent Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins on May 14, 1998. Sheffield helped mitigate some of the sting that came with the Dodgers trading a fan-favorite in Piazza as he immediately became one of the team's most productive bats.

I think that was the way the Yankees were. When I was growing up, the Yankees were the best team, in the World Series and winning all those. But I think that's good for baseball. I really do. Having a team that you either love, because that's your team, or you hate because they keep winning, that's good for baseball.

I think it's easy to talk about the guys that we have sort of slotted in as far as starters, but guys like River, Gavin, two years ago Gavin threw the most innings as a starter for a championship team. River is very talented. And then you layer in Wrobo and what he did for us, and Emmet Sheehan. So we've got guys that are on the come, guys that have done it.

As the legend goes, famed Dodgers scout Mike Brito discovered Yasiel Puig during an exhibition game in Canada 2008, when he was a member of Cuban National Series' Elefantes de Cienfuegos. Brito was immediately impressed by Puig's athleticism and knew he had a future in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers ultimately signed Puig on the same 2012 trip to Mexico that produced Julio Urías. Puig went on to make his MLB debut in 2013 as the Dodgers were in mired in a summer swoon.

Major League Baseball revealed its 2025 post-season bonus pool for players on Thursday, with the back-to-back World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers earning 36 per cent ($46.15 million) of the total $128.2 million pool, per Sportico's report. The Toronto Blue Jays, who were dealt a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the World Series at Rogers Centre last month, received 24 per cent ($30.76 million) of the post-season bonus pool.