Dodgers, Announces Retirement
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After winning their second title in a row last year, the Dodgers have their sights set on a third one with superstars like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Blake Snell all returning. Even if the team does lose some players from last year’s roster, it seems to be in a good position to win it all again.
The result is a 29-year-old star right fielder joining a lineup that already features Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Max Muncy and a bevy of others to round-out baseball’s most loaded team…maybe ever?
Signing free agents who reject qualifying offers comes with an additional price, one many teams often balk at paying. The Dodgers, because they exceeded the luxury tax last season, forfeited their second- and fifth-highest draft picks plus $1 million in their international bonus pool for Díaz, their third- and sixth-highest picks for Tucker.
Kelly, a reliever from Anaheim, California, played 13 years in the majors. He spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Dodgers in those seasons. In his career, Kelly made 485 regular-season appearances, pitching to a 3.98 ERA in 839 innings. He struck out 767 batters and walked 355 in his major-league tenure.