The Dodgers won 111 games in 2022, but failed to make it to the World Series. The NL West looks even more competitive in 2023, but can the Dodgers still come out on top?
After a strong showing for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, left-hander Julio Urías will take the mound for the Dodgers on Opening Day — the first Opening Day start of his young career. Urías is coming off a stellar 2022 campaign, where he notched a 2.16 ERA and 166 strikeouts across 31 starts. With those numbers, Urías finished third in the 2022 NL Cy Young voting and even got some votes for NL MVP.
"I’m very happy and thankful to the team for the opportunity," Urías told the Orange County Register after being named starter. "With the talent in our rotation, it’s an important role. That they’ve chosen me, I was really thankful and happy."Urías will go up against Zac Gallen for the D-Backs in one of the best starting pitching matchups of Opening Day. Gallen also had a great season last year, finishing fifth in Cy Young voting.
The Diamondbacks as a whole look stronger than they did when they finished fourth in the NL West in 2022. With the additions of Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and top prospect Corbin Carroll, the division projects to be even tighter in 2023.While the lineup for Thursday's opening game against the DBacks has not yet been announced, here's how the Dodgers' roster projects to stack up on Opening Day, according to MLB.com.
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