The Dodgers, known for their penchant for big-spending, inked Teoscar Hernández to a one-year, $23.5 million deal on Friday.

Between 2030 and 39, the outfielder consented to postpone payment of $8.5 million, which will be paid out in ten equal installments, each due on July 1.

Hernández is eligible for generous prizes as well. If he is named MVP, he will receive $3 million. If he finishes sixth to tenth, he will get $2 million. If he finishes eleventh to fifteenth, he would get $500,000). With his third Silver Slugger, he would receive $1 million.

With a total of $1,235,687,500, the Los Angeles Dodgers have spent the offseason on four players: Hernández, pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow, and two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani.

The seven-year, record-setting $700 million deal that Ohtani signed includes deferred payments totaling $680 million. Between 2033 and 1944, the Dodgers owe Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Hernández a combined $865.5 million in deferred payments.

The 31-year-old Hernández was traded from Toronto to Seattle in November 2022 for a player who would go on to have a breakout season that year. He was named to the All-Star team that year and Һit.258 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs. Among big league outfielders, he tied for third with 12 assists.

The 2021 season was Hernández’s sole All-Star appearance; he Һit.296 with 32 home runs and 112 RBIs. Throughout his career with the Blue Jays (2016–22) and Mariners, he has a.261 average, 159 home runs, 473 RBIs, and 58 outfield assists.

Betts, Ohtani, Freeman, Smith, Max Muncy, and Jason Heyward are all expected to be part of a strong batting order that he will join.

According to an individual acquainted with the matter, Raúl Ibañez, a former All-Star outfielder, was also employed by the Dodgers as VP of baseball development and special initiatives. This individual spoke with The Associated Press under oath since the club had not yet made an official announcement regarding the transfer.

The Dodgers will be Ibañez’s second team he has played for. The years 2016–21 saw him serve as the squad’s special assistant.

After three years with MLB, the 51-year-old was named senior vice president of on-field operations.

During his 19 years in the major leagues, Ibañez played for several teams, including the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Seattle. He was a key cog in the Phillies’ 2009 World Series run.