LOS ANGELES — Sound the trumpets.

The Dodgers made their signing of free-agent relief pitcher Edwin Diaz official on Friday afternoon, adding the three-time All-Star for three years and $69 million. For the first time since the franchise’s saves leader, Kenley Jansen, left following the 2021 season, the Dodgers will go into the 2026 season with a closer, a dedicated ninth-inning reliever.

Since Jansen recorded 38 saves in 2021, the Dodgers have been led in saves by Craig Kimbrel in 2022, Evan Phillips in 2023 and 2024 and Tanner Scott in 2025. None recorded more than Phillips’ 24 saves in 2023. Kimbrel and Scott both struggled and lost their hold on the closer role before the end of the season. In each of the four seasons, the Dodgers had at least 11 different relievers record saves, fiv

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