In arguably the greatest World Series of the decade, the Dodgers went all in with their starting pitching to get the job done in a back-and-forth seven game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. This included Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching on zero days rest to complete Game 7, while other starters such as Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow were given little time to recuperate for their efforts in the final two games of the series.
For Snell, the toll taken to his arm has been heavy this offseason, and as reported by Jack Harris of the California Post, it has limited his throwing program since the series’ conclusion. This could potentially render Snell unavailable for the beginning of the season, as the team is attempting to prioritize having their entire rotation at maximum health by opening day.
“You want to ramp up, but I gotta take my time and get healthy… I feel like I’m doing the right thing. I feel good. I’ve been throwing. It feels better. In the postseason, I gave everything I had for that. But on the front end of spring, I’ll have to be patient and let my body get to 100%.”
Snell notably spent four months on the injured list after his first two starts in a Dodger uniform last year, and the hope for both sides is to avoid having history repeat itself.
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Miguel Rojas took to his Instagram story to announce that he will not be representing Team Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic. In a statement translated from Spanish, Rojas wrote, “I am very sad today… a real shame to not be able to represent my country and to put the flag on my chest. In this occasion, age wasn’t just a number.” Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports that the main reason for Rojas’ decision was due to insurance issues.
Game 3 of the 2025 World Series will go down as one of the longest postseason games in baseball history, and for president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, emotions flared up during the 18-inning marathon. Friedman recounted his flare-up during an appearance on the Dodgers Territory podcast.
“Something I’m not very proud of; I may or may not have spiked a barstool in that Game 3, and it’s because of the range of emotions. Will Smith hits a ball to center that in my mind is definitely a homer, and Varsho goes back and catches it. The excitement of the homer to the catch next inning, I might have let the barstool slip.”
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