LOS ANGELE**S ¨C** The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on a five-year contract for $182M.

Snell, 31, joins the Dodgers after spending last season with San Francisco. The southpaw went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts. He struck out 124 batters in 104 innings while limiting opposing batters to a .174 batting average. He was awarded his fifth career Pitcher of the Month award in August after going 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA (7 ER/38.1 IP), 53 strikeouts, 16 walks, a 0.83 WHIP and 12.44 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. During the month, he recorded his first career no-hitter on August 2 against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out 11 batters. Snell became just the fifth reigning Cy Young Award winner to throw a no-hitter, joining Jake Arrieta (2015, Chicago Cubs), Clayton Kershaw (2013, Los Angeles Dodgers), Hall of Famer Bob Gibson (1970, St. Louis Cardinals) and Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax (1963, Los Angeles Dodgers).

In 2023, Snell won his second Cy Young Award, receiving 28 of 30 first place votes and became the seventh player in MLB history to win the award in both leagues, joining Max Scherzer, Roy Halladay, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and Gaylord Perry. During his award-winning campaign with the San Diego Padres, he went 14-9 with a Major League-best 2.25 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 180 innings. He led all NL pitchers in bWAR (6.0), ERA+ (182) and hits-per-9 (5.8) while becoming the 22nd player to win the award multiple times.

Snell began his career with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016, making 108 starts over five seasons with a 42-30 record and a 3.24 ERA. He won his first Cy Young award in 2018, posting a Major League-best 21 wins with a league leading 1.89 ERA. He led the league in bWAR (7.1) and ERA+ (217) while striking out 221 batters in 180.2 innings.

The Seattle native will enter his 10th Major League campaign and has compiled a 76-58 record with a 3.19 ERA and 1,368 strikeouts in nine seasons with Tampa Bay (2016-20), San Diego (2021-23) and San Francisco (2024).