The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing a familiar face back to the front office. The defending World Series champions have hired Farhan Zaidi as a special advisor, reports The Athletic. He will assistant owner Mark Walter with his other sports ventures in addition to helping with the Dodgers.

Former general manager Farhan Zaidi, the former San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations, is rejoining the Dodgers' front office.

The Dodgers are bringing back former executive Farhan Zaidi as a special advisor to the team, a club spokesman has confirmed. Zaidi will also assist chairman Mark Walter with his other sports interests,

Not long after the San Francisco Giants fired Farhan Zaidi and replaced him with Buster Posey were reports of a potential return to the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.