Brandon Gomez pushed back the notion that his Dodgers were a new “evil empire” in baseball, but someone in the marketing department may not have gotten that note.
As part of the team's promotional calendar for the 2025 season, Star Wars Night will be May 14th, with the gift being a bobblehead-sized Death Star hovering over Dodger Stadium.
Following the World Series title, the Dodgers will sign Blake Snell (5 years, $182 million), Japanese genius Sazakijo (minor league contract with a $6.5 million bonus), Tanner Scott and more. This included offseason spending in the second straight that included. , $72 million) and Reliever Kirby Yates in a one-year $13 million deal.
It came a year after the team paid more than $1 billion on deals with two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Japan's Hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
The comparison with Yankees' freewheel spending in the early 1990s spurred the late Red Sox executive Lucchino, who was labelled “Evil Empire” by rival franchises in 2002.
But now the Dodgers have inherited a “Star Wars”-themed branding. Perfect for calendar promotion nights.
Unless, for example, Gomez, the team's general manager, doesn't actually accept the idea.
“We are committed to making sure our team is as good as possible and we are committed,” Gomez said in January on “Show” with Joel Sherman and John Heyman. He spoke. “If it's creating rage elsewhere, that's fine because it means our fans are very happy. That's the goal. The nature of our sport, the playoff format The nature of the company, you can technically be the best team, and I don't think it guarantees you anything.
“All we do is make sure we have as talented teams as possible.”
