{"id":710,"date":"2024-11-14T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=710"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:47:24","slug":"breaking-former-rival-closer-interested-in-joining-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=710","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former rival closer interested in joining Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_625544\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-625544\" src=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-600x338.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dodgers-hat-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-605x340.jpg 605w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-288x162.jpg 288w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Dodgers-hat-1-212x119.jpg 212w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1-185x104.jpg 185w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dodgers-hat-1.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"A Dodgers hat in the dugout\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625544\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-625544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 16, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Los Angeles Dodgers hat and glove in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>A one-time rival is making his case to join the defending champions in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran closer Paul Sewald appeared this week on the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast. During the episode, Sewald said that, while he would like to remain in a ninth-inning role, he would also be open to joining the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing that I want is to go to a situation where I\u2019m going to be comfortable and that I can pitch my best,\u201d said Sewald of his free agency. \u201cIf that\u2019s the eighth inning in LA, then that\u2019s the eighth inning in LA. If it\u2019s the ninth inning somewhere else, then that\u2019s where I\u2019m going to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can watch Sewald\u2019s full comments below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=larrybrownsport&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1856834431928930569&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flarrybrownsports.com%2Fbaseball%2Frival-closer-interested-joining-dodgers-paul-sewald%2F642181&amp;sessionId=1455b042cf92cfdddb80abcaa6876f1c9f4e969c&amp;siteScreenName=larrybrownsport&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1856834431928930569\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The righty Sewald, 34, was previously the closer for the NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks, logging 29 saves for them over the last one-and-a-half seasons (plus an additional six playoff saves when the Dbacks went to the World Series in 2023). But Sewald struggled last season, posting 4.31 ERA with four blown saves before losing his closer job in early August.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Dodgers, they are in an interesting bullpen situation with right-handers Joe Kelly and Blake Treinen hitting free agency themselves. Sewald recognizes that he would likely not get the ninth inning for the Dodgers. But his interest does give the team something else to think about as they try to\u00a0navigate other difficult free agent pitching decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug 16, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Los Angeles Dodgers hat and glove in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Former rival closer interested in joining Dodgers - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=710\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Former rival closer interested in joining Dodgers - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aug 16, 2019; 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