Dodgers Interview: Snell and Glasnow bask in historic run
“You sign with the Dodgers for this.”
TORONTO — Champagne stung the eyes and the music thumped through concrete. Blake Snell cradled the trophy like a newborn. Tyler Glasnow laughed at the chaos and called it history. The Dodgers’ big righty-lefty duo talked through what it took, what they saw, and why this one matters. Two teammates, on the losing end to the Dodgers as Rays in 2020, find Valhalla by joining the the team in 2025.
Snell went first, smiling into the camera with the hardware in his hands. “Finally a World Series champion,” he said. “Feels pretty good. I’ve rocked it to sleep already. I’m learning. It’s the first time I’ve held that, and I’m beyond excited.”
He made it clear the fit was the point. “You sign with the Dodgers for this,” Snell said. “It’s a dream come true. A team that is all in together and wants to win. We only care about finding ways to win, and it was the ultimate team effort to win that game. We were down the whole game and found a way to come back and win it. There’s nothing better.”
The rotation became a tight circle over the year, and Snell loved being part of it. “The best part about this group is we have time together to get better and learn from one another,” he said. “I’m so excited about what’s to come with this group. For us to do what we did today, dig deep, fight together as a team, Miggy going deep, Will ending it, and Yamamoto closing it with two and two-thirds. I got to learn from him. That was impressive.”
He glanced around the room and nodded at the quiet injuries that pile up by November. “Everybody in this room was playing hurt,” Snell said. “You just find a way to win and find a way to compete. It’s all worth it in the end. You can’t take this away from me. It’s going to be in my crib. Let me be the first to say it: Blake Snell, world champion. Can’t take that away. Snellzilla.”
A few lockers down, Glasnow tried to find a clear patch of air and laughed about the steam cloud. “It’s amazing,” he said. “You dream of it forever. To do it with this group of guys is awesome.”
He came to Los Angeles for nights exactly like this. “That means everything,” Glasnow said when asked about going back to back. “To do it with all these dudes is amazing. These guys are incredible. To see what Yamamoto did is some of the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen. Guys stepped up. Miggy dominated. Will hit a homer. It was storybook. I’ve never seen a series like that. I’ve never seen a Game 7 like that. I’m just happy I got to be part of history with everybody.”
He pointed at the dugout personality that turned deficits into sprints. “There’s no quit,” he said. “We’ve got a bunch of dogs on the squad. Everyone keeps going. I came out of the bullpen and being part of this was insane. It was sick. It was dope. It was nasty. Let’s do it again.”
Glasnow also let a little old scar show, and it made the smile bigger. “I came here to be a champion,” he said. “We chased this in 2020. We lost to it. Now we own this team. It’s incredible.”
Snell circled back to the clubhouse bond that formed over the miles. “We had time together to learn,” he said. “We kept stacking work. We fought together. That’s what I’ll remember.”
Glasnow, still laughing as teammates shoved past with bottles and flags, kept it simple. “It’s amazing,” he said. “Back to back. With these guys. That’s everything.”
The last word went to the lefty with the trophy tucked like a gift that finally arrived. “You find a way to win,” Snell said. “That’s this team.”
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