After bolstering their pitching in the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers are confident they can become the first team to repeat as World Series champions since 2000.

Dodgers pitcher and newcomer Blake Snell won over Los Angeles fans recently: Honoring the legendary Kobe Bryant during practice.

Snell got through the first inning unscathed, but he needed 30 pitches in his lone inning of work. J.P. Crawford grounded out to end a nine-pitch battle, and Randy Arozarena singled to win an eight-pitch battle against his former Tampa Bay teammate.

This time last year, Blake Snell still didn't know which uniform he would be wearing the next time he stepped on a big league mound. It wound up being a wild ride of a season, as Snell signed with the

Over the first week of camp at Camelback Ranch, Blake Snell and Bobby Miller have walked to and from bullpen sessions together, in constant conversation with almost every step.

One of the premier guys on the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation in 2025 is going to be Blake Snell. The two-time Cy Young winner signed with the club on a five-year, $182 million deal this offseason.