Dodgers: LA Bringing in New Faces to TV Broadcast Team

The Dodgers announced four new additions to the SportsNet LA broadcast team and a new Spanish-language announcer.

The big names in free agency have all come to deals with new teams over the last week. The Dodgers made their own splashy signing by nabbing former Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. The organization also added some household names to their SportsNet LA Broadcast team.

Join us in welcoming @jessmendoza, @Adrian_ElTitan, @DTrainMLB, and Eric Karros to the SportsNet LA family! #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/eza7tG96v6

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) March 14, 2022

SportsNet LA noted that the quartet would be in addition to, not in place of, the current broadcast team. Orel Hershiser and Joe Davis will still be calling games for the Dodgers, it just might not be each and every game. 

Jessica Mendoza - TV Analyst

According to Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register, ESPN's Jessica Mendoza will be part of the rotation for the road TV analyst spot. Joe Davis will still handle most of the play-by-announcing.

#Dodgers make a number of roster additions -- to their broadcast teams.
José Mota will work Spanish and English broadcasts. Eric Karros will work select TV games at home. Jessica Mendoza and Dontrelle Willis road TV. Adrián González, Karros and Willis some studio work.

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) March 14, 2022

Bringing Mendoza on is a bit of surprise since there was narry a whisper about the Dodgers bringing on a national name like Mendoza. The Camarillo native was the first woman to call a nationally televised baseball game and was on the Sunday Night Baseball team from 2015-2020.

Mendoza came under fire after she simultaneously worked for ESPN and as a special adviser for the Mets from 2019 to 2020. In February of 2020, she re-signed from the Mets job and was moved into various studio analyst roles for ESPN's baseball coverage. 

Dontrelle Willis

The former NL rookie of the year and 2003 World Champion will also contribute as a part-time road TV analyst. The D-Train has also worked for Fox Sports as a MLB studio analyst.

Adrián González

Unlike Willis and Mendoza, González has strong connections to the Dodgers and will be providing his opinion in the Sports Net LA studio. González posted a brief video on his social media to share his excitement about his new gig. 

Eric Karros

Why not bring in two beloved former Dodgers first baseman? Karros will be handling "select TV games at home" according to Plunkett. EK has already been calling Dodgers spring training games with Joe Davis.

José Mota

In another move that Plunkett was one of the first to report on, José Mota, son of Dodgers icon Manny Mota, will be working for the Dodgers for the team's English and Spanish broadcasts. It's assumed that Mota will likely take over as LA's Spanish-language play-by-play after longtime announcer Jaime Jarrín retires after this coming seasono