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Blake Snell called 2025 “the hardest year of my career” after shoulder problems, a four-month IL stint and a hospitalization after the birth of his second child.

The $182 million pitcher has rebounded with a historic October, posting a 0.86 ERA ahead of his World Series Game 1 start Friday.

Snell’s late-season surge helped elevate the entire rotation, with Yamamoto, Glasnow and Ohtani all finding their form down the stretch.

For much of the year, the Dodgers ’ starting rotation felt broken.

In large part, because the pitcher acquired to be its anchor was struggling to find himself.

It’s easy to forget now, with Blake Snell in the midst of a historic October performance that

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