Los Angeles Dodgers sign Michael Conforto

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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with outfielder Michael Conforto for $17 million.

The left-handed hitting Conforto, 31, joins the Dodgers after spending the last two seasons with San Francisco. He slashed .238/.322/.418 with 35 homers and 124 RBI with the Giants, including 20 homers in 2024. The 2017 All-Star spent his first seven seasons with the New York Mets, batting .251 with 132 homers and 396 RBI in 757 games. In his All-Star campaign, he clubbed 27 homers and drove in 68 runs while recording a career-high .939 OPS. The Seattle native was originally drafted by the Mets in the first round (10th overall) of the 2014 First Year Player Draft out of Oregon State University.

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