"He came up for the first pitch and I was already a big fan of his because I used to play FIFA all the time and he was the best player in the game, Snell recently said. I was a big fan of him just from that and then watching him play. We just became really good friends after that. We were talking, and I went to his game and he came back out to the playoff game and we've just been building a friendship."
"One of which happens to be with international soccer star Son Heung-Min, who joined Los Angeles Football Club from Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League in August on a record-breaking transfer fee of around $26 million. The Dodgers hosted Son at Dodger Stadium during a regular season series against the Cincinnati Reds. The footballer exchanged jerseys with Freddie Freeman on the field before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to Snell."
Blake Snell completed his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, won a World Series, and developed friendships on and off the field. Son Heung-Min transferred from Tottenham Hotspur to Los Angeles Football Club in August for about $26 million. The Dodgers welcomed Son at Dodger Stadium during a regular-season series; Son exchanged jerseys with Freddie Freeman and threw the ceremonial first pitch to Snell. Snell became a fan of Son from playing FIFA and from watching him play, and he attended LAFC matches in Los Angeles, BMO Stadium, and Vancouver. Snell also formed a fast friendship with teammate Hyeseong Kim, and both received ovations when shown on the LAFC video board.
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