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BALTIMORE, MD – SEPTEMBER 05: A general view of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo on an equipment bag in the dugout before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 5, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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The Los Angeles Dodgers broke their undefeated streak to start the season on Monday, when they fell to the Cleveland Guardians, but they\u2019re still a strong bet to win the most games in Major League Baseball this season.<\/p>\n
On paper, the team has only gotten stronger following its second straight championship last year. The Dodgers added All-Star closer Edwin Diaz and five-tool outfielder Kyle Tucker to a star-studded roster. And perhaps the most notable player they\u2019ve lost is long-time starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw.<\/p>\n
But even Karshaw will be pitching in as the Dodgers seek a \u201cthree-peat\u201d this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe three-time Cy Young Award winner and three-time World Series champion is officially back with the organization as a special assistant,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Fabian Ardaya reported<\/a>. \u201cThe left-hander accepted the offer that president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman offered the moment Kershaw\u2019s 18-year playing career came to an end after last year\u2019s World Series triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays.\u201d<\/p>\n The specifics of Kershaw\u2019s role haven\u2019t been publicly clarified as of this writing, but the organization can certainly benefit from Kershaw\u2019s perspective as a three-time Cy Young Award winner and three-time World Series champion.<\/p>\n ForbesBlue Jays\u2019 New $60 Million Star Sends 5-Word Vladimir Guerrero Jr MessageBy Peter Chawaga<\/a>Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 Former Slugger Joins New York Mets In New Role<\/p>\n And as Kershaw lends his expertise to the Dodgers, one of his former teammates has decided to offer his own to a National League rival.<\/p>\n \u201cThe New York Mets have hired six-time All-Star J.D. Martinez as a special assistant to baseball operations, the team announced Tuesday, two years after Martinez joined the organization as a player,\u201d per ESPN\u2019s Jorge Castillo<\/a>. \u201cMartinez, 38, has not announced his retirement, but he has not played since the 2024 season when he appeared in 120 games for the Mets and served as a clubhouse leader for a team that made an unexpected run to the National League Championship Series.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Martinez last played for the Mets, and he is probably best remembered for the five All-Star nods and two Silver Slugger Awards he earned in his time with the Boston Red Sox, Dodgers fans will remember him for his All-Star campaign with Los Angeles in 2023.<\/p>\n