Los Angeles had a media photo day during spring training in Glendale, Arizona, and stars like Shohei Ohtani, Kiké Hernández and Yoshinobu Yamamoto showed off their best poses.
Some players, such as Teoscar Hernandez, Miguel Rojas and Ohtani, were shown in action, using a delayed swing to create the best visuals.
Others, like Max Muncy and Kiké Hernández, used bats more as props.
However, most players had one thing in common: a straight face, with one major exception.
Mookie Betts showed the camera his pearly white teeth.
The Boys in Blue have reason to smile
Coming off back-to-back World Series titles, you’d think the Dodgers would be in better spirits.
After all, winning an instant classic Game 7 in Toronto to secure a second straight championship is no easy feat.
But they may already be focused on this year, when they try to make history as the first three-peat in nearly three decades.
Not since the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000 has a team won the World Series in a row.
With championships already in 2020, 2024 and 2025, this team is already a dynasty, but adding another ring in 2026 would really set these Dodgers apart, making them arguably one of the best teams in baseball history.
Three-peating as champion won’t be easy
Success can be a double-edged sword, and for the Dodgers, it has only made the targets on their backs bigger.
San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer recently called the club baseball’s “dragon to slay,” and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen said he won’t be intimidated by the Dodgers’ big-spending approach.
“They have the ability to spend money. So do I,” Cohen said, as quoted by Anthony DiComo, the Mets beat writer for MLB.com.
What do you think? Will the Dodgers turn it around again?
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