Los Angeles Dodgers' Miguel Rojas (11) celebrates in the dugout after scoring off of a single hit by Freddie Freeman during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Rob Manfred Defends Dodgers, Says LA Isn’t Ruining Baseball
Are the Los Angeles Dodgers ruining baseball? It’s a simple question with a straight answer, according to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
“No,” Manfred said, via The Athletic’s Evan Drellich. “I don’t agree with that. The Dodgers are a really well-run, successful organization. Everything that they do and have done is consistent with our rules. They’re trying to give their fans the best possible product. Those are all positives.
“I recognize, however, and my email certainly reflects it: There are fans in other markets who are concerned about their teams’ ability to compete, and we always have to be concerned when our fans are concerned about something. But pinning it on the Dodgers, not in that camp.”
The World Series champion Dodgers were anything but idle this winter, signing some of the top players in this year’s free agent class. While other clubs have yet to make a blockbuster deal, the Dodgers have inked multiple deals with some of baseball’s brightest stars.
Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow could only compare the Dodgers 2025 roster to superheroes.
“It’s like the Avengers,” Glasnow said. “It’s the best team I’ve ever been on.”
While Glasnow believes the Dodgers could be baseball’s mightiest heroes, the rest of the sport doesn’t feel as elated. But what the defending champions have accomplished throughout the offseason was in no way cheating.
