Two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Blake Snell will make his debut in Dodger blue during a press conference Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
Last week, Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract.
That money is still pending positive physical results, but the contract is expected to include opt-outs, deferral payments, and a $52 million signing bonus.
The contract is the third-largest contract for a left-handed pitcher in Major League history.
Snell, who turns 32 on Wednesday, posted a Photoshopped photo of himself in a Dodgers uniform on his Instagram account.
Snell began his career with the Tampa Bay Rays, playing from 2016 to 2020. He moved to Southern California for the 2021 season and joined the Padres’ pitching rotation until 2023. Snell then signed a two-year, $62 million contract with San Francisco. The Giants chose to leave during the offseason.
Snell won his first Cy Young Award (an award given to each league’s best pitcher) in 2018 and his second in 2023.
He threw his first no-hitter with the Giants last summer.
Snell will now pitch alongside Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow for the 2024 season.
A press conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
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