Newhall native joins Los Angeles Dodgers after trade with Tampa Bay Rays
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 11: Tyler Glasnow #20 of the Tampa Bay Rays delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Target Field on September 11, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rays defeated the Twins 7-4. (Photo b
LOS ANGELES - Newhall native Tyler Glasnow is coming home to Southern California.
Glasnow joins the Los Angeles Dodgers after the team landed him via trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers acquired Glasnow and outfielder Manny Margot in exchange for pitcher Ryan Pepiot and Jonny DeLuca.
The Dodgers introduced Glasnow in a video conference with the pitcher answering questions from his car. While Glasnow is still in Florida and is in the process of finding a home in Southern California, the Hart High School alum did not hide his excitement of suiting up for the Boys in Blue.
"Best possible scenario – going back to the Dodgers," Glasnow said in Monday's video call. "There was a short list of teams that I wanted to go to, and the Dodgers were on it."
Glasnow will be a Dodger for a while as he signed a five-year, $136.5 million contract extension with the team.
Glasnow joins a Dodgers rotation that is projected to include former All-Star Walker Buehler – coming off a Tommy John surgery, Bobby Miller, Emmett Sheehan and Ryan Yarbrough. The Dodgers await Clayton Kershaw, who has yet to announce what his plans are for 2024. Shohei Ohtani is expected to return to the mound as pitcher in 2025 as the two-way star recovers from an elbow surgery.
The Dodgers' rotation became thin in late 2023 after losing Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May to injuries. Julio Urías was pulled from the rotation late in the regular season after he was arrested for felony domestic abuse allegations.
Glasnow, 30, will enter year No. 9 in MLB in the upcoming season. He finished the 2023 regular season with a 10-7 record and 3.53 ERA in 120 innings.
Margot, who will enter his ninth season in MLB in 2024, is expected to provide defensive help in the outfield. He also has some decent speed on the basepaths, as he finished the 2023 regular season with nine steals in 99 games.