""You know what? I've thought about it," Roberts said of the 2026 Dodgers lineup. "I'm not emboldened to how we're going to do it. I do feel great about having Shohei lead off. I do feel great about having Will in the five. And then after that, I'm going to kind of read and react. But the left-handedness, I can certainly see Mookie in the three, but I'm kind of going to see how it goes as we get to spring.""
"With Ohtani and Tucker being left-handed, it makes sense for Freeman to bat cleanup between right-handers Betts and Smith. Smith wasn't tied down to one spot in the Dodgers lineup last season as he batted anywhere from Nos. 2-6. He is coming off another All-Star campaign that saw him hit 296/.404/.497 with 20 doubles, 17 home runs and 61 RBI in 110 games."
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent outfielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract. Manager Dave Roberts said Tucker will likely hit in the top third of the lineup. Roberts plans to have Shohei Ohtani lead off and Will Smith bat fifth, while assessing Mookie Betts for the three-hole during spring training. A potential top five could be Ohtani, Tucker, Betts, Freddie Freeman and Smith. Ohtani and Tucker are left-handed, making Freeman a logical cleanup hitter between right-handers Betts and Smith. Smith hit .296/.404/.497 with 17 home runs and delivered the World Series Game 7 walk-off homer.
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