After a 4-1 World Series win over the New York Yankees, the Dodgers had one of the most fruitful offseasons in MLB, adding prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell among others while retaining Teoscar Hernàndez.

Ice Cube played his songs “Bow Down” and “It Was a Good Day” before Game 2 of the series last year, with lyrics altered to include the line “freaking Yankees every way like Kobe” in honor of the late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.