Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, is joined by his wife Maddie, left, and his son Bo, right, as they pose for photos after an introductory baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Los Angeles Dodgers new reliever Tanner Scott, center, poses for photos with Andrew Friedman, right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, and executive vice president and general manager Brandan Gomes during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Andrew Friedman right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Executive Vice President and general manager Brandan Gomes, left, watch as the team's new reliever Tanner Scott puts on a Dodgers jersey during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Bo Scott watches as his father Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, is introduced by Andrew Friedman president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, and Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandan Gomes, during a news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Left-handed new reliever Tanner Scott dons his new cap and jersey during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott buttons up his new Los Angeles Dodgers jersey at an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott answers questions during an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Brandan Gomes, left, poses with left-handed reliever Tanner Scott and Andrew Friedman president of baseball operations right, at an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, answers questions while flanked by Andrew Friedman, right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Brandan Gomes, left, Dodgers executive vice president and general manager, during an introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Scott's $72 million, 4-year contract finalized by Dodgers, who spent $452 million on 8 players
Reliever Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract has been finalized by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions’ offseason spending to $452 million on eight players
FILE 0 San Diego Padres pitcher Tanner Scott throws during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.
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Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, is joined by his wife Maddie, left, and his son Bo, right, as they pose for photos after an introductory baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles Dodgers new reliever Tanner Scott, center, poses for photos with Andrew Friedman, right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, and executive vice president and general manager Brandan Gomes during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andrew Friedman right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Executive Vice President and general manager Brandan Gomes, left, watch as the team's new reliever Tanner Scott puts on a Dodgers jersey during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bo Scott watches as his father Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, is introduced by Andrew Friedman president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, and Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandan Gomes, during a news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Left-handed new reliever Tanner Scott dons his new cap and jersey during an introduction baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott buttons up his new Los Angeles Dodgers jersey at an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott answers questions during an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Brandan Gomes, left, poses with left-handed reliever Tanner Scott and Andrew Friedman president of baseball operations right, at an introduction news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Richard Vogel - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, center, answers questions while flanked by Andrew Friedman, right, president of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Brandan Gomes, left, Dodgers executive vice president and general manager, during an introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract was finalized Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions' offseason spending to $452 million on eight players.
The left-hander was a first-time All-Star last year, going 9-6 with a 1.75 ERA and 22 saves in 24 chances for Miami and San Diego, which acquired Scott on July 30. He struck out 84 and walked 36 in 72 innings.
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