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LOS ANGELES >> When May turned to June last year, Justin Turner was batting .235. He was on pace for a 15-home run season. The Dodgers' third baseman couldn't figure out...
April 3, 2017 at 9:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Andrew Toles started the season in left field at Dodger Stadium instead of in Oklahoma City. He can probably thank Andre Ethier's herniated disc for...
April 3, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Joc Pederson drove in five runs, including four on a grand slam, and Yasmani Grandal homered twice as the Dodgers routed the San Diego Padres, 14-3, in...
April 3, 2017 at 5:35 PM -
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Southern California News Group reporter Jonathan Khamis captures the sights and sounds of Opening Day at Dodger Stadium, including mascots, giant foam fingers, a...
April 3, 2017 at 4:35 PM -
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Fans enjoy a sunny Opening Day Monday at Dodger Stadium as the Dodgers face the San Diego Padres.. See Dodger Statium Opening Day photos on your mobile device
April 3, 2017 at 2:35 PM -
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Andrew Toles didn't merely make his first opening day roster Monday. He'll get the Dodgers' first plate appearance of the new season. Toles is leading off against the...
April 3, 2017 at 11:35 AM -
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For his 29th birthday in December, Joe Davis received a rare gift from his parents: a framed photograph of him with Vin Scully together as they were in the Dodger...
April 2, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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In a sport that guarantees nothing, only one thing can be stated with absolute certainty:Everyone in baseball today is full of it."There's no greater optimism than...
April 2, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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Before Rich Hill and Justin Turner became his Dodgers teammates, they already had a first impression of Clayton Kershaw."I think the impression was, you know, he's the...
April 2, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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Before Rich Hill and Justin Turner became his Dodgers teammates, they already had a first impression of Clayton Kershaw."I think the impression was, you know, he's the...
April 2, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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For his 29th birthday last December, Joe Davis received a rare gift from his parents - a framed photograph of him with Vin Scully together as they were in the Dodger...
April 2, 2017 at 3:35 PM -
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Here is the Dodgers' 25-man roster for Opening Day. Note that all 10-day disabled list transactions are retroactive to Thursday, so those players are eligible to return...
April 2, 2017 at 3:35 PM -
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For his 29th birthday last December, Joe Davis received a rare gift from his parents - a framed photograph of him with Vin Scully together as they were in the Dodger...
April 2, 2017 at 1:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> There is no ramping up to baseball's regular season. The final exhibition game does not count in the standings; the next one does.A 4-4 tie between the...
April 2, 2017 at 12:35 AM -
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For his 29th birthday last December, Joe Davis received a rare gift from his parents - a framed photograph of him with Vin Scully together as they were in the Dodger...
April 2, 2017 at 12:35 AM -
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LOS ANGELES >> The lack of carriage of the Dodgers' television network in Southern California couldn't keep Corey Seager from watching his teammates play baseball on...
April 1, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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Predictions for the 2017 Major League Baseball season from Southern California News Group staff writers:JEFF FLETCHER(Angels beat writer)AL West: Astros, Rangers...
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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ANAHEIM >> When Alex Wood and Ross Stripling were told they had made the Dodgers' opening day roster as relief pitchers, it was a departure from every modern bullpen...
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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ANAHEIM >> If a 2.05 earned-run average over the last three seasons didn't guarantee Rich Hill a spot in the Dodgers' starting rotation, a new three-year, $48 million...
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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Six of the 10 top-five finishers in the Most Valuable Player voting in both leagues last season were 25 years old or younger, including both winners (25-year-old Mike...
March 31, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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Your Tamagotchi died of neglect. Your Pogs collection has gathered more dust than value and you never did develop the photos in that last disposable camera.Your frosted...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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JEFF FLETCHERAL West: Astros, Rangers, Angels, Mariners, A'sAL Central: Indians, Royals, White Sox, Tigers, TwinsAL East: Red Sox, Orioles, Yankees, Blue Jays, RaysNL...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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A Chicago Cubs fan drove from North Carolina to Indiana - a journey of some 600 miles - just to listen to Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with his father.If you think...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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Like a catcher trying to frame a pitch for the umpire, we're waiting on the call.How do we validate feelings of Vin Scully Separation Anxiety as a real deal? Is there a...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> A 9-year-old Chase Utley was in the stands at Dodger Stadium with his father when the Dodgers won Game 2 of the 1988 World Series."I don't remember...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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43 - LUIS AVILAN - LHPHT: 6-2 WT: 221HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired along with left-hander Alex Wood, right-handers Jim Johnson and Bronson Arroyo and infielder Jose Peraza from...
March 31, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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The season-opening rosters for the Dodgers' minor league affiliate teams were posted today. Here are the players who will report to the full-season affiliates: Triple-A...
March 31, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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Monday's opening day game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres is a hot ticket with tens of thousands of fans expected to descend on Dodger Stadium. That...
March 31, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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ANAHEIM>> With two games left in the exhibition season, the Dodgers' opening day roster is settled.Chris Taylor, Trayce Thompson and Julio Urias were optioned to...
March 30, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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ANAHEIM>> Opening Day for the Angels is Monday. The Rally Monkey is ready now.Hitless through six innings at Angel Stadium, the Angels rallied for three runs in the...
March 30, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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PEORIA, Ariz. >> The Dodgers still have decisions to make. But they left Arizona with their pitching staff set.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed Wednesday that...
March 29, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Seattle Mariners scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to forge a 3-3 tie in the Dodgers' final Cactus League game Wednesday afternoon in Peoria...
March 29, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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WASHINGTON - On Monday, the Dodgers will play their first opening day since 1950 without Vin Scully calling their games. He won't be in the stands. He won't make a point...
March 29, 2017 at 10:35 AM -
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. >> Alex Wood figures he is just a pawn in a numbers game and there's no point in complaining about it now."No clue. It's out of my hands," the Dodgers...
March 28, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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THE GAMES: The Dodgers split a pair of split-squad games Tuesday afternoon, beating the San Diego Padres, 3-1, at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., but losing, 9-3, to...
March 28, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Julio Urias will be coming to Southern California with the Dodgers this week. But he won't be staying there.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed what...
March 28, 2017 at 12:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> The Dodgers had to have their doubts about Hyun-Jin Ryu coming into the spring.They might still have some. But the Korean left-hander will be in their...
March 27, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Chicago White Sox hit three home runs in a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers on Monday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.PITCHING REPORT:...
March 27, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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SURPRISE, Ariz. >> If Scott Kazmir is going to follow a trail of bread crumbs back to being an effective major league pitcher again, he won't be conducting that search...
March 26, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz.>> Andrew Toles figured he had better come to spring training prepared to fight for a spot on the roster."Yeah, I mean, it's the Dodgers. That's the word...
March 25, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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THE GAME: Andrew Toles and Justin Turner produced five runs with back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning of an 11-6 victory over the Oakland A's on Saturday...
March 25, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Kik#xe9; Hernandez had a choice to make. He has no doubt that he made the right one.Hernandez opted to play for Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball...
March 24, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Dodgers had 11 hits and eight walks in a 13-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday afternoon at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.PITCHING...
March 24, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed court papers Thursday that show a settlement was reached with AT&T and DirecTV in a collusion lawsuit that dealt with antitrust...
March 23, 2017 at 9:35 PM -
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THE GAME: Clayton Kershaw was dominant in his six innings and the Dodgers routed the Texas Rangers 10-2 on Thursday afternoon in Surprise, Arizona.PITCHING REPORT:...
March 23, 2017 at 9:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Andre Ethier's spring has suddenly taken on a very familiar feeling."It feels like its Groundhogs Day all over again," the Dodgers' veteran outfielder...
March 23, 2017 at 1:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES -- Team USA manager Jim Leyland arrived at his pregame press conference Wednesday afternoon, looked at the crowd of reporters and said, "we're trying to make...
March 22, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> He managed more than 3,500 games in the big leagues over 22 seasons, winning three pennants and a World Series.But now Jim Leyland was readying, at age 72...
March 22, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> It's too early to define the full legacy of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, but a tweak to the tournament's tiebreaker procedures might be part of...
March 22, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Brandon McCarthy has certainly returned from injuries before. His career is pockmarked by those challenges - most prominently, serial shoulder woes...
March 22, 2017 at 1:35 PM -
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LOS ANGELES >> Dodger Stadium will host the championship game of the World Baseball Classic for the second time Wednesday. This time, the host country will have a chance...
March 21, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Milwaukee Brewers scored four times in the fifth inning to take the lead and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday afternoon at Camelback...
March 21, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Another spring injury will likely sideline Andre Ethier at the start of the season for the second consecutive year.An MRI on Ethier's back Monday...
March 21, 2017 at 11:35 AM -
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THE GAME: The Cleveland Indians outslugged the Dodgers and handed them a 14-5 defeat at Goodyear Ballpark on Monday afternoon.PITCHING REPORT: Thanks in part to two...
March 20, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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Chavez Ravine is in an unusually vegetative state. #baseball #worldbaseballclassic #netherlands #puertorico A post shared by J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) on Mar 20...
March 20, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will not close the door on Julio Urias opening the season with the Dodgers.But the calendar is doing it for him.Urias...
March 20, 2017 at 2:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> A group of minor-leaguers bused in from the Milwaukee Brewers camp to play on the back fields at Camelback Ranch Sunday and left with their eyes...
March 19, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Dodgers had 17 hits, including five doubles and four home runs, in a 13-7 win over the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on Saturday afternoon.PITCHING...
March 18, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman has often said the bullpen is the one area of the roster that always seems to leave him the...
March 18, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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THE GAMES: A split-squad Dodgers team lost to the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, Friday night at Camelback Ranch, while a throwing error by second baseman Willie Calhoun allowed...
March 17, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Waymon Roberts, father of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, has died at age 68.Dave Roberts left the Dodgers' camp in Arizona Friday to be with his family...
March 17, 2017 at 12:35 PM -
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THE GAME >> The Dodgers were held to three hits by Eddie Butler and a handful of relievers in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Camelback...
March 16, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Scott Kazmir's optimism remains strong. His velocity? Not so much.The Dodgers' wayward left-hander took his search for clarity to a back field during...
March 16, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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The director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers stood outside the team's batting cages at it's spring training facility in Glendale, Arizona, Tuesday...
March 16, 2017 at 6:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> It was after 1 a.m. Tuesday in Guadalajara when Rob Segedin decided he could finally go to sleep. His wife and infant son had already clocked out, and...
March 15, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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THE GAME: Justin Turner and Trayce Thompson hit their first Cactus League home runs in the Dodgers' 12-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday at the Peoria Sports...
March 15, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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TOKYO - Yoshitomo Tsutsugo sparked a five-run sixth inning with a solo home run to lead Japan over Israel 8-3 Wednesday and into the championship round of the World...
March 15, 2017 at 7:35 AM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> About this time a month ago, Cody Bellinger was on the cover of every Baseball America magazine circulating in spring training clubhouses across...
March 14, 2017 at 9:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Dodgers beat the Reds 6-5 on Tuesday afternoon at Camelback Ranch, scoring all of their runs in the fourth inning.PITCHING REPORT: Rich Hill took a...
March 14, 2017 at 7:35 PM -
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TOKYO - Tetsuto Yamada hit two home runs to lead Japan to an 8-5 win over Cuba in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday.Pinch hitter Seiichi Uchikawa broke a 5-5 tie on...
March 14, 2017 at 10:35 AM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - On the same day Adrian Gonzalez and Kik#xe9; Hernandez tweeted about the beginning of the World Baseball Classic, Joc Pederson wrote on his Twitter...
March 13, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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DODGERS 3, ANGELS 1THE GAME: The Dodgers jumped on Angels starter Ricky Nolasco for three runs, then held on for a 3-1 win at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Monday.PITCHING...
March 13, 2017 at 10:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - On the same day Adrian Gonzalez and Kik#xe9; Hernandez tweeted about the beginning of the World Baseball Classic, Joc Pederson wrote on his Twitter...
March 13, 2017 at 3:35 PM -
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TOKYO - Didi Gregorius drove in five runs Monday to lead the Netherlands over Israel 12-2 and hand the tournament debutants their first loss of the World Baseball...
March 13, 2017 at 8:35 AM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Julio Urias said he took a starting pitcher's approach to his most recent Cactus League appearance Thursday, even though he pitched only the fifth and...
March 12, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Brock Stewart has been shut down from throwing due to shoulder fatigue, and manager Dave Roberts said Sunday that he isn't sure when the right-hander...
March 12, 2017 at 11:35 AM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> Hyun-Jin Ryu looked like his old self Saturday.If you can't remember what that looks like, it's OK.Ryu threw two scoreless innings in the Dodgers' 8-2...
March 11, 2017 at 8:35 PM -
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GLENDALE, Ariz. >> This time a year ago, Andrew Toles had never heard of batting average on balls in play. The Dodgers' outfielder still hesitated to spell out the...
March 10, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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THE GAME: The Dodgers hit four home runs and knocked out Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels in the first inning of a 12-2 win.PITCHING REPORT: Brandon McCarthy threw...
March 10, 2017 at 11:35 PM -
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TOKYO - Outfielder Alfredo Despaigne hit a grand slam in the fifth inning Friday to lead Cuba over Australia 4-3 and into the second round of the World Baseball...
March 10, 2017 at 8:35 AM