Dodgers give Brandon League $22.5 million, closer role

• Brandon League signed a three-year deal Tuesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• League was 2-6 with 15 saves and a 3.13 ERA this season.
• The Dodgers will use League as their closer in the upcoming season, Dodgers GM Ned Colletti said.

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are bringing Brandon League back to their bullpen, signing the free agent right-hander to a three-year deal on Tuesday.

The deal is valued at $22.5 million, according to a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to discuss them because financial details were not released. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on condition of anonymity.

League was acquired by the Dodgers from the Seattle Mariners at the July trade deadline and went 2-1 with six saves and a 2.30 ERA in 28 appearances. He was especially effective over the final 1 1/2 months of the season, posting a 0.55 ERA in 15 appearances in September and October, sixth-lowest in the National League during that stretch.

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He was 2-6 with 15 saves and a 3.13 ERA in 74 games with the Dodgers and Seattle this season.

Los Angeles general manager Ned Colletti says League will be the designated closer next season.

Contributing: Bob Nightengale