The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off the season in Japan, but the narrative that the defending champions are ruining baseball has not yielded.
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Kirby Yates, who was one of the final stars acquired by the Dodgers this winter, made it clear the team is not concerned with the narrative.
“I don’t think anybody in the clubhouse cares… haters are going to hate, right?” he said.
Kirby Yates responds to the "Dodgers Ruining Baseball" narrative while speaking to @noisebynoel:
"I don't think anybody in the clubhouse cares… haters are going to hate, right?