Cubs' Michael Conforto gets his 2025 World Series ring from the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Conforto enjoyed a highlight before the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The Cubs' backup outfielder was visited by his former Dodgers teammates who brought quite a gift — a 2025 World Series ring. The Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games to win a second straight championship.
“Opening it, putting it on — one of the coolest moments in my baseball career, for sure,” Conforto said. “Right up there with dogpiling after Game 7. ” Conforto struggled mightily with the Dodgers, batting a career-worst .
199 with 121 strikeouts playing on a $17 million, one-year deal. He didn't make the postseason roster and the team later let his contract expire. But all that was forgotten during the brief pregame reunion.
“Really cool to see all the guys and just have them be excited for me to get my ring,” he said. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “I will definitely find Michael and congratulate him. I know he didn’t perform the way that people would have liked and he would have liked, but I loved him on the team.
I loved what he brought to the Dodgers. " Conforto showed the gaudy ring that contains another ring inside it and the box featuring video highlights of the 2025 season to a couple teammates at his locker in the visiting clubhouse. “It’s totally the way L.