"Yeah, fortunately I am with the Los Angeles Dodgers," he said. "That's why I wanted to be here my whole career was a chance to play in the postseason every year. No team is committed more to winning a World Series each and every year than the Dodgers. That's what I want to be a part of. I love the challenge and the goal. "That's what we try to do every year is win a World Series. And that's who I am, that's what I want to be a part of."
As for Dodgers bench coach Danny Lehmann, his candidacy has seemingly strengthened over the past couple weeks. Lehmann was Los Angeles' advance video scout when Anthopoulos was with the Dodgers from 2016-17. The two have remained in contact over the years that have followed. With the Dodgers set to begin their World Series battle against the Blue Jays on Friday, Lehmann's candidacy could lead to the Braves waiting into November before announcing their next manager.
And for a guy like me from Puerto Rico, kind of swam against the current my entire life, to be sitting in this position is pretty special. But at the same time, I haven't really wanted to reflect too much on it because there's going to be a time for that once I'm done playing, and I'm going to have a lot of years to reflect on it.
The Dodgers signed Conforto to a one-year, $17 million deal before the 2024 season to take over left field, however the veteran All-Star has failed to deliver for LA. Conforto batted just south of the Mendoza Line throughout the season, hitting 12 home runs and finishing the regular season with a .635 OPS. Conforto played 138 of the Dodgers regular season games.