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Plaschke: Thanks for the ride! 13 moments that defined the Dodgers' 2025 World Series title runFrom the Web › Los Angeles Times
Weeks later the chest still pounds, the throat still thickens, the mind still has not completely grasped. The Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series...
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Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani announces he will represent Japan once again in the World Baseball Classic next year, but it's unclear if he'll pitch in games.
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Legendary graffiti artist Chaka and Nike teamed for a massive mural project celebrating the Dodgers' repeat titles. You can find them, along with others, on a new online...
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The baseballs turned into fast cash for two Blue Jays fans and one Dodgers fan who secured their possession through good fortune and quick thinking.
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The Dodgers opted not to tender a 2026 contract to reliever Evan Phillips, who was expected to earn a salary that would have topped $6 million in...
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In an offseason of wide possibilities, but thus far tempered expectations from the Dodgers' front office, Cody Bellinger represents something of a wild card in the...
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Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto shared a series of photos and video of the rescue dog named Carlos that he adopted in August.
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One of the Dodgers' primary challenges will be managing the returning talent — and ensuring the toll from their previous two title treks doesn't become a...
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The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani on Thursday won his third straight MVP Award and fourth in five seasons. Only Barry Bonds, who won the award seven times, has more in MLB...
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The Dodgers certainly have immediate needs to round out their roster. But with an expensive, aging core, adding another big free-agent contract might not be the obvious...
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The Dodgers don't have glaring needs this winter, but the back end of the bullpen is one area they will look to upgrade. But how much will they be willing to...
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The resolution, approved by an 12-1 vote, is not in itself any kind of formal decision. It would not take effect unless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass concurs.
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There is no blockbuster move the Dodgers feel like they need to make this winter. Having virtually all of their star-studded core intact means their urgency could be...
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The Dodgers took an arduous path to become the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years, getting clutch performances throughout their run, including some from...
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A Toronto children's hospital was flooded this week with a surprise surge of thousands of dollars in donations. The unlikely source? Dodgers fans.
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Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia posts on social media that his baby daughter died on Oct. 26. He thanks Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays players and fans for their...
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Had it not been for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Will Smith very easily could have won World Series MVP, having led the Dodgers with six RBIs while catching all 74 innings of the...
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The team picked up its $10-million club option for third baseman Max Muncy, bringing the now longest-tenured member of the roster back for what will be his ninth...
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Game 7 of the World Series attracted a record 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada and Japan, Major League Baseball said Wednesday.
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For the most part, the core of the 2026 Dodgers shouldn't change much. But the Dodgers have work to do and decisions to make as they attempt to defend their title again...
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The Dodgers had the resources and talent to win back-to-back World Series. But it took something else to help them conquer the mental and physical test of beating the...
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In Madison, she long wore a Dodgers sweatshirt emblazoned with the Mexican flag that Sims bought for her because "it was a way to represent home. But not...
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How could the Dodgers unload any of their superstars, regardless of how much they could decline in the next year? How could they not retain their key free agents...
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For the Dodgers, Monday's celebration was a reminder of the ultimate end goal — the kind of scene that will soon fuel their motivations for another confetti-filled...
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Photos of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrating their 2025 World Series Championship in downtown Los Angeles
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No otherworldly talent such as Juan Soto or Shohei Ohtani is available this offseason, yet excellent players pepper the market, including several ex-Dodgers and...
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Lakers legend Magic Johnson, part of the Dodgers' ownership group, believes the team's talent-laden roster and success is generating interest in the sport.
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With Dave Roberts' third World Series title, he passed Tommy Lasorda to become the second-most-decorated Dodger manager ever. He now trails only Walter Alston, who won...
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The Dodgers' 2025 championship parade starts at 11 am. on Monday and runs through downtown, followed by a rally at Dodger Stadium.
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In an 11-inning thriller, the Dodgers rallied behind home runs from Miguel Rojas and Will Smith to defeat the Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 of the World Series.
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From the doom of a World Series Game 7 sucker punch, two outs from defeat, the Dodgers roared back to steal an 11-inning victory for their second consecutive World...
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"Dynasty," a new Los Angeles Times' new book, chronicles the Dodgers' dramatic run to the ninth World Series championship in franchise history.
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A series-by-series look at each of the World Series the Dodgers franchise played in before winning it all again by beating the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025.
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Shohei Ohtani dominates the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, and he's to baseball what Michael Jordan is to basketball, what Tom Brady is to football, what Wayne Gretzky...
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Tyler Glasnow comes out the bullpen and gets the final three outs for the Dodgers and Justin Wrobleski provides solid relief in World Series Game 6 win.
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Second baseman Miguel Rojas made four splendid plays in the field to preserve a 3-1 win that sent the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays to a deciding Game 7.
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Shohei Ohtani will be the Dodgers' starting pitcher for Game 7 of the World Series against Toronto just four days removed from throwing in Game 4.
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Mookie Betts busts out of his slump and Kiké Hernández executes an incredible game-ending double play as the Dodgers prevail in Game 6 of the World...
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Earlier this week fans were asking, who are those guys? On Friday they emphatically answered that question by finally, forcefully, being themselves.
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The Dodgers' struggles at the plate are undermining their chances of repeating as World Series champions, and the players know something has to change in Game...
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The Dodgers somehow concealed their piñata of a bullpen in the three previous rounds of the postseason, but that bullpen is now catching up with them.
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The Dodgers' inability to play a clean game on defense in Game 5 of the World Series is one of the reasons why the team is on the cusp of losing to Toronto.
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Toronto starter Trey Yesavage holds the Dodgers to just three hits and Blake Snell struggles as the Blue Jays take a 6-1 win in Game 5 and a 3-2 series lead.
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The richest team in baseball is splitting apart at the seams, tearing under stress, fraying beyond recognition, collecting on the floor of the 2025 season in heaping...
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The Dodgers have been struggling to score runs in the World Series, and it appears Dave Roberts knows part of the solution is taking Andy Pages out of the...
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers off Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers are limited to six hits in a 6-2 loss that means the World Series will be decided in Toronto.
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After four games of this World Series, the underdogs from up north are fresh, feisty and very much alive, having pulled into a two-game-apiece tie after a slog of a Game...
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For the first two games of the World Series, the average viewership in Japan was almost as high as in the United States, despite a population one-third that of the...
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Will Klein had a career ERA over 5.00 in the minor leagues. Now, in the kind of serendipitous turn only October can create, Klein has etched his name into World Series...
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Dodgers fans from Los Angeles as well as supporters from across the U.S. share their lucky rituals and superstitions they believe propel the team to victory.
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It's no secret that attending a World Series game isn't cheap. But just how expensive is it? The prices may surprise you.
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In what might have been his final mound appearance, Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw faced only one batter but got a key out in the 12th inning of Game 3 of the World...
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This sprint of self-sacrifice is what vaulted the Dodgers to a victory in Game 3 of the World Series. This courage to push beyond known limits is why they now have a...
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Former Dodgers outfielder Mike Davis, a key factor in Kirk Gibson's iconic walk-off World Series home run, has found peace coaching youth baseball.
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Plaschke: Freddie Freeman's walk-off encore might've propelled Dodgers to another World Series titleFrom the Web › Los Angeles Times
Repeating history, rocking the Ravine, Freddie Freeman has done it again for the Dodgers, knocking a baseball for a second consecutive October into probably a second...
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Freddie Freeman hits a leadoff home run in the 18th inning as the Dodgers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
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Do you have a lucky jersey? A pre-game ritual? Tell us the superstitions you have to help lead the Dodgers to victory in the World Series.
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Former Dodgers manager Don Mattingly hopes to be a winner in his World Series debut as he returns to Dodger Stadium as the Toronto Blue Jays' bench coach.
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Dave Roberts is looking at potential changes for the team's lineup ahead of Game 3 of the World Series, with Andy Pages possibly moving to the bench.
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Max Scherzer's return to L.A. as the Blue Jays' Game 3 World Series starter should remind the Dodgers how much better their pitching strategy is compared to...
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto has often shared his admiration of Clayton Kershaw, but it's clear he doesn't see him as just a mentor. He sees him as a benchmark by which should...
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After being sidelined by injury at the start of the playoffs, Will Smith is rediscovering his offensive prowess with the Dodgers three wins away from a World Series...
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The series momentum, which belonged to Toronto after the Jays' 11-4 blowout victory in the opener, now shifts solidly back to the Dodgers, with the next three games at...
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first Dodgers pitcher in nearly 40 years to throw back-to-back complete games in the playoffs in a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 2 of the...
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There was probably no Dodgers fan more grateful to see the Blue Crew lose badly in the opening game of the World Series than Conrado Contreras.
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It was a different story line in Game 2 with Yoshinobu Yamamoto retiring the final 20 Blue Jays batters in the Dodgers' 5-1 win.
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The Dodgers haven't been anywhere close to as successful at the plate as Toronto has been in the postseason, and it could derail their title hopes.
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The words used to characterize the Dodgers' starting rotation this postseason obscured what could be the most important adjective to describe the group:...
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A prolonged break can hurt a baseball player, and that seemed to be the case in Game 1 for Blake Snell and the Dodgers.
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The Dodgers' bullpen has been a source of frustration for the team all season, and the Toronto Blue Jays exploited it to the fullest in an 11-4 World Series Game 1...
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The Blue Jays didn't just win Game 1, they hammered the Dodgers into a maple-leafy pulp, battering their ace and bruising their ego and sending a message.
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Nameberry, the world's largest baby name site, reports a 1,000% spike in 'Shohei' searches in the last week as the Dodgers are heading to the World...
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The Dodgers revealed their full World Series roster, leaving Alex Vesia, one of their top relievers, off as he deals with a family matter.
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The Dodgers knew they were on the precipice of history, trying to become MLB's first repeat champion in a quarter-century. And they knew they were playing for a larger...
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Dodgers relief pitcher Alex Vesia was not with the team in Toronto as he and his wife "navigate a deeply personal family matter."
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When the Dodgers open the World Series, Andy Pages' parents and his sister won't be sitting in the stands with the other players' families. They'll be searching for the...
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As Blake Snell got hot in September, so did the rest of the Dodgers' resurgent rotation. The momentum has carried the team to the brink of a second consecutive World...
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Before Dodgers outfielder Justin Dean, no one had ever played 10 games in a single postseason without making a plate appearance.
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With the Dodgers four wins away from repeating as World Series champions, MLB owners may have found the perfect excuse to push hard for a salary cap.
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The Dodgers are trying to make the most of their extended break before playing in the World Series by staying sharp and focused on the task ahead.
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