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The have gone on a billion-dollar spending spree. Los Angeles continued to own the offseason on Thursday night, reportedly with Japanese star pitcher . The pact came less than two weeks after the Dodgers lured fellow Japanese sensation away from the Los Angeles Angels with a (with ). Ohtani and Yamamoto, who together won the 2023 title with Team Japan, were regarded as the top two players in free agency. And in between landing the two Japanese stars, Los Angeles acquired ace Tyler Glasnow from the and . So since Dec. 9, the Dodgers have spent more than $1.1 billion to add Ohtani, Glasnow and Yamamoto to their already star-studded club. Yes, Los Angeles is coming off yet another disappointing playoff exit, in the NLDS. But the Dodgers can now roll out a lineup featuring Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Max Muncy, along with a starting rotation headlined by Yamamoto, Glasnow and Walker Buehler (with Ohtani slated to return to the mound in 2025). That’s quite the club on paper. Los Angeles’ latest big-time splash sparked many different reactions on social media: This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. to open the story in your web browser.
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