{"id":7387,"date":"2024-12-04T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7387"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:34:44","slug":"blake-snell-names-what-intrigued-him-most-about-signing-with-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7387","title":{"rendered":"Blake Snell Names What Intrigued Him Most About Signing With Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blake Snell is officially the newest member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Snell, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, donned Dodger blue for the first time Tuesday while getting introduced by the organization in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

After a long, unfruitful journey in free agency last winter that resulted in him signing in mid-March, the 31-year-old\u00a0Snell inked a five-year deal\u00a0worth $182 million with the Dodgers a couple of days before Thanksgiving. As one of the top arms on the open market, what drew Snell to Los Angeles?<\/p>\n

“Being in L.A., the pressure is always on\u2014I like that,” Snell said Tuesday. “Living here is pretty amazing, opportunities. But being able to pitch in a packed stadium, you know? I get to make moments for people. This is where you want to play.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think there’s a better situation that you could be in than being right here.”<\/p>\n

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