Dodger Stadium improvements could provide leg-up in team's pursuit of World Series repeat

When the 2025 MLB season begins next spring, the Los Angeles Dodgers will have a renovated clubhouse worthy of the defending World Series champions.

Work has begun at Dodger Stadium, including renovations to the home team clubhouse, which houses team lockers, showers and communal areas.

On Monday, video from Sky5 showed large portions of the playing surface at Dodger Stadium covered with heavy machinery and signs of both the visitor and home team clubhouses having been torn down.

Specific details about the renovations were not immediately released, but the Dodgers organization confirmed the work on at least the home clubhouse and said the work would be completed in time for the start of the 2025 season.

Last month, USA Today baseball reporter Bob Nightengale said the renovations were estimated to be around $100 million.

It's the latest in a long line of modernization projects that have taken place in recent years at Major League Baseball's third-oldest stadium.

In 2021, the team completed its largest renovation in decades, transforming the area behind centerfield—once occupied by dumpsters and parking lots—into the reimagined Centerfield Plaza. This two-acre "front door" to the historic stadium is now a welcoming, fan-centric entrance, featuring beer and restaurant options, including a hidden speakeasy, and several statues, setpieces and props perfect for photo ops.

Since transforming the unused space into the now-beloved Centerfield Plaza, more than 40% of all Dodger Stadium visitors now use that entrance, according to the Sports Business Journal.

While those improvements were fan-centric, it appears this latest round of renos will cater to the team that brought its second World Series title to L.A. in the last four seasons and its first championship parade since the Reagan Administration.

As free agency begins and the Dodgers look to bolster their roster to defend their championship crown, a new-and-improved space for players will be just the latest tool at the team's disposal for convincing top talent to join the team.