The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Tampa Bay Rays, Snell won the National League Cy Young in 2023 after going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA for the San Diego Padres. He became a free agent last winter but stayed on the market well into March looking for a long-term deal that never materialized despite his Cy Young history.

Snell, who turns 32 on Wednesday, went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts for San Francisco this year, throwing a no-hitter at Cincinnati on Aug. 2 for one of only 16 individual shutouts in the major leagues this season. The left-hander struck out 145 and walked 44 in 104 innings.

The contracts for Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Blake Snell and others include a feature, not a bug, of baseball's Collective Bargaining Agreement. Let's not create a debate where none exists.

The versatile NLCS MVP is now signed through the 2029 season with a club option for 2030. With Mookie Betts expected to move to second base, Edman could slot in at either shortstop or center field

Tommy Edman, who was the most valuable player of the NLCS, agrees to a five-year, $74-million extension to stay with the Dodgers.

BREAKING: Superutilityman Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $74 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. The deal runs from 2025-29 and includes a sixth-year club option. There’s a $17 million signing bonus and deferred money included.