Former San Diego Padres superstar Blake Snell is joining National League West rival the Los Angeles Dodgers on a five-year deal worth $182 million, according to multiple reports.

Snell, who won a Cy Young Award with the Padres in 2023, will now join his third NL West team in three seasons.

Snell spent three seasons with the Padres from 2021-23 after they acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays. He was one of the best pitchers in baseball during his time in San Diego, and that’s arguably the case The Best in the league in 2023 when he won the Cy Young Award with a 2.25 ERA.

Snell spent the 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants, where he had a difficult start to the season but finished it with a 3.12 ERA after a dominant second half.

Now Snell makes his third stop in the NL West, this time with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers defeated the Padres in the National League Division Series in 2024 en route to the World Series, where they defeated the New York Yankees in five games. They were able to make the playoffs with just three healthy starters and are now adding one of the best in the game to bolster a rotation that is also expected to include Shohei Ohtani in 2025.

The Padres already knew they had a tall task ahead of them to compete with the reigning champions in 2025 and beyond. Now they need to be even more aggressive to keep up with their NL West counterparts.