Mark Walter, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers , was focused on preparing for the 2027 season sooner than the team's own front office.

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman made the frank admission Wednesday, six days after the team was eliminated in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Speaking at his end-of-season press conference, Friedman said that Walter's attitude toward the offseason has been "business as usual."

Somehow Walter has been focused on improving teams in the off-season and Friedman says it's business as usual. pic.twitter.com/yIk2qHFZpd

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"We talked to Mark after we lost and he was obviously really disappointed but so much of his focus was on, 'OK, what can we do,' 'what are our plans,' 'what are our thoughts for the offseason?' And our brains weren't quite there yet," Friedman said.…