Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Announces Starting Pitching News Ahead of World Series

Oct 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) speaks in a press conference before game four against the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced his starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Left-handed pitcher Blake Snell will start Game 1, followed by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2.

Snell started Game 1 of the NLCS, explaining Roberts' decision to go with the southpaw and continue to the pattern of the postseason that has worked thus far.

Dave Roberts announced Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series for the Dodgers.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2.

— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) October 21, 2025

Snell dominated in the NLCS opener against Milwaukee Brewers, throwing eight shutout innings before the bullpen took over for the save.

Yamamoto followed Snell in the NLCS, pitching in Game 2. He threw a complete game and only gave up one run during his outing.

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Snell has a 0.86 ERA in the postseason for the Dodgers across three starts. He has pitched 21 innings, allowing just six hits. He also struck out 28 batters with only five walks allowed.

He has been a key part of a starting rotation that has compensated for the Dodgers' weak bullpen. Yamamoto, Snell, Shohei Ohtani, and Tyler Glasnow have all gone deep into playoff games, allowing Roberts to mainly rely on only his high-leverage pitchers.

Snell joined the Dodgers over the offseason through free agency in winter, signing a five-year, $182 million deal that will see him pitch into his late 30s.

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When the Dodgers reached the World Series, Snell expressed his delight over getting the chance to pitch for the title and etch his name into the history books.

“It was clear as day,” Snell said. “I remember saying, ‘Freddie, Mookie, Shohei in that lineup. I can’t wait to pitch.’ That’s really the start of it.

“But just seeing what they’re able to do and wanting to be a part of it and knowing how important postseason is to them, that’s just something I wanted to be a part of. Even playing against them, watching, it was just always in the back of my mind, like, I wanted to be a Dodger and play on that team."

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Now, Snell gets the ball with the chance to set the tone for the series on the road in Toronto.

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