Kim Hye-seong, the new Korean infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, says familiarity with the team and their recent World Series title lured him to Chavez Ravine over other places during contract talks.

Kim Hye-seong, the new South Korean infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, says familiarity with the team and their recent World Series title lured him to Chavez Ravine over other places during contract talks.

The Dodgers have continued to operate. The loss of Walker Buehler (and potentially Jack Flaherty) in free agency was offset as the Dodgers signed two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell. They brought back reliever Blake Treinen and extended Tommy Edman to play center field.