A Superteam Rises at Hollywood

The Dodgers shock the baseball world by doling out more than a billion dollars on premier talent. Will it, though, deliver another championship?

AP/Ashley Landis
Shohei Ohtani answers questions during a news conference at Dodger Stadium, December 14, 2023, at Los Angeles. AP/Ashley Landis

The 2024 World Series was decided on the Thursday before Christmas —  or so it seemed when the Los Angeles Dodgers signed a Japanese pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, to a 12-year, $325 million contract. 

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