Coming off three seasons of under-3.00 ERA pitching, Brown entered free agency as the most sought after player on the market. Rupert Murdoch, who owned the Dodgers at the time, won the bidding war by signing Brown to a seven-year, $105 million contract, making Brown the first $100 million player. He had a 2.82 ERA in parts of five seasons with the Dodgers but was hampered by injuries throughout his time in Los Angeles.
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