Blake Snell getting the call to start the first game of the World Series for the Dodgers is lifelong dream fulfilled.

The last time we saw Snell in the World Series was as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. In Game 6 of that series, against the Dodgers, he was controversially taken out of a game he was leading 1-0. After Snell’s exit, the Dodgers would rally and win the game to clinch the series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-time Cy Young Award winner detailed a brutal illness that forced a hospital stay.

Snellzilla and King Ghidorah will kick off the Dodgers’ push for a second consecutive World Series Championship win this week.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their starting pitchers for Game 1 and Game 2 of the World Series. First, Blake Snell will take the mound on Friday. Then, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball in the second game in Toronto. Both have been nearly untouchable throughout the 2025 postseason and have a chance to give the Dodgers home-field advantage.