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Expected to miss 4-6 weeks following April 8 knee surgery, Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis has resumed doing baseball activities and, according to Steve Dilbeck of the Los...
April 28, 2014 at 9:35 AM -
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Clayton Kershaw will begrudgingly make one more rehab start before rejoining his teammates in the big leagues.
April 27, 2014 at 9:35 PM -
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The Dodgers might be without their shortstop for a spell.
April 26, 2014 at 7:35 PM -
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The Dodgers' talented lefty took another big step on Friday as he recovers from a back injury.
April 26, 2014 at 9:35 AM -
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As first reported by Los Angeles Times beat writer Dylan Hernandez, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment Friday night...
April 23, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels is off the disabled list and will make his season debut tonight against the Dodgers after sitting out the first three weeks with biceps...
April 23, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been on the disabled list since March 29 with a muscle strain in his upper back.
April 21, 2014 at 5:35 PM -
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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw threw a 51-pitch, three-inning simulated game on Sunday in Los Angeles and could soon be cleared to embark on a minor league rehab...
April 20, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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Cole Hamels is on track to face the Dodgers next Wednesday in Los Angeles.
April 19, 2014 at 11:35 AM -
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They needed extra innings to do it, but the Diamondbacks snapped a six-game losing streak last night and finally got a win against the Dodgers.
April 19, 2014 at 6:35 AM -
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Hanley Ramirez only spent one day out of the lineup after being hit in the hand with a fastball.
April 18, 2014 at 3:35 PM -
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The Dodgers have an embarrassment of outfield riches.
April 17, 2014 at 12:35 AM -
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The Dodgers' bearded reliever is ready to return.
April 13, 2014 at 3:35 PM -
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Cole Hamels had a successful rehab start on Saturday and is on track to rejoin the Phillies on April 22 to face the Dodgers.
April 12, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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The Dodgers get a key player back in the lineup.
April 11, 2014 at 4:35 PM -
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Addicted? Bah. I can stop doing Yasiel Puig posts any time I want.
April 11, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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I saw Captain America last night. It was way better than the first few innings of the Tigers-Dodgers game.
April 10, 2014 at 4:35 AM -
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Josh Beckett has been activated from the disabled list and will make his first start since May 2013 on Wednesday night against the Tigers.
April 9, 2014 at 4:35 PM -
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When is a mascot not a mascot? When some corporate spokesman deems it so.
April 8, 2014 at 12:35 PM -
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Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery tomorrow.
April 7, 2014 at 7:35 PM -
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Reports of Matt Kemp's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.
April 6, 2014 at 8:35 PM -
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Some 80-grade names in this minor trade executed Sunday between the Dodgers and Indians ...
April 6, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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One day after being benched for arriving late, Yasiel Puig is on time and in the lineup today.
April 5, 2014 at 11:35 AM -
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Matt Kemp is ready to return from offseason ankle surgery and join the Dodgers' lineup.
April 3, 2014 at 7:35 PM -
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Red Sox, Yankees, and Dodgers dominate the best-selling jerseys list.
April 3, 2014 at 11:35 AM -
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As first reported by Eric Stephen of SB Nation's True Blue LA, the Dodgers are placing right-handed setup man Brian Wilson on the 15-day disabled list because of nerve...
April 1, 2014 at 8:35 PM -
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig drove a 2-1 pitch to the Western Metal Supply Co. building at Petco Park for his first home run of the year Tuesday against Padres starter...
April 1, 2014 at 5:35 PM -
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Three Marines were attacked and stabbed during a street fight early Sunday in Huntington Beach, California.
March 31, 2014 at 5:35 PM -
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For the past few weeks we've been previewing the 2014 season. Here, in handy one-stop-shopping form, is our package of previews from the National League West. Can anyone...
March 31, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Padres 3, Dodgers 1: The coolest thing about baseball is that all of us yakkers can spend two months talking about teams' strengths and weaknesses and How It Will All...
March 30, 2014 at 8:35 PM -
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The Dodgers signed lefty Paul Maholm to a one-year, $1.5 million deal in February, but they have no room for him in the starting rotation. Steve Dilbeck of the L.A...
March 30, 2014 at 7:35 PM -
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Here are the starting lineups for MLB's "Opening Night" game Sunday between the Dodgers and Padres at San Diego's Petco Park. First pitch is scheduled for just after...
March 30, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports wrote in January that the Dodgers and shortstop Hanley Ramirez were in the "early stages" of contract extension negotiations and Ramirez told...
March 30, 2014 at 11:35 AM -
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Mike Trout‘s new six-year, $144.5 million contract extension was officially announced on Saturday afternoon and the star outfielder celebrated by going 2-for-4...
March 30, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Eric Stephen of SB Nation's True Blue L.A. reports that the Dodgers have placed starter Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list with back inflammation. Stephen adds that...
March 29, 2014 at 4:35 PM -
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According to Scott Miller of MLB.com, left-hander Hyun-jin Ryu has been cleared to start the Dodgers' U.S. opener on Sunday night against the Padres. Defending NL Cy...
March 29, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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The Los Angeles area was hit with a 5.1 magnitude earthquake during the sixth inning of last night's Freeway Series exhibition game between the Angels and Dodgers at...
March 29, 2014 at 6:35 AM -
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Kay and I talk about how the NL West is the Dodgers world and everybody else is just livin' in it.
March 28, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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Not surprising given that they, you know, won the World Series. But here are the numbers on offseason merchandise sales from Fanatics.com: Top selling teams since Jan. 1...
March 27, 2014 at 9:35 AM -
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Yesterday, before I wrote that post about how Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times and others are continuing to beat the "Yasiel Puig is a team cancer" drum, I spent a...
March 27, 2014 at 5:35 AM -
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From Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times comes word that Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday night in San Diego...
March 26, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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Javy Guerra was designated for assignment by the Dodgers to make room for Chone Figgins on the roster last week and the White Sox have claimed the 28-year-old reliever...
March 26, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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Sure, the Diamondbacks lost both games to the Dodgers during the season-opening series in Australia, but Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock still had a productive time...
March 26, 2014 at 9:35 AM -
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Yasiel Puig made an early exit from the Dodgers' second of two games in Australia with an apparent back injury. The situation did not sit well with Dodgers manager Don...
March 25, 2014 at 3:35 PM -
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The Dodgers left Australia with an early two-game lead over the Diamondbacks in the National League West standings, but the long plane ride home probably won't have a...
March 23, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Simon Crerar, an Australian-born staff writer at BuzzFeed, put together this comical rundown of his first experience with Major League Baseball, which just officially...
March 23, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill couldn't overcome his control issues and the Dodgers took advantage in the second and final game played at the Sydney Cricket Grounds...
March 22, 2014 at 11:35 PM -
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Clayton Kershaw tossed 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Scott Van Slyke doubled and homered as the Dodgers topped the Diamondbacks 3-1 in Saturday's opener in...
March 22, 2014 at 5:35 AM -
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After a slight weather delay, play got underway between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks in Australia just after 5 a.m. EDT this morning, and a long winter officially ended...
March 22, 2014 at 4:35 AM -
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We're mere hours away from the official start of the regular season, when the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will square off in Australia. The Dodgers have made some...
March 21, 2014 at 8:35 PM -
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Don Mattingly said he'd do it, and he has. Here's the Dodgers Opening Day lineup, featuring Yasiel Puig in the leadoff slot: 1. Yasiel Puig RF 2. Justin Turner 2B 3...
March 21, 2014 at 9:35 AM -
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Padres manager Bud Black announced earlier this evening that right-hander Andrew Cashner will start the team's season opener against the Dodgers on March 30. It will be...
March 20, 2014 at 7:35 PM -
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This is likely to anger a lot of folks. Dodgers Public Relations Director Joe Jareck is down in Sydney and had this to say about how teams release news: Jareck said this...
March 20, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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Fun stuff from that Dodgers-Australia game this morning: Yes, that was a strong throw from Puig. But I feel like this is way more on the Australian third base coach than...
March 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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While you were sleeping, the Dodgers were playing the Australian national team in an exhibition game. Yep, just a harmless exhibition game: Adrian Gonzalez came out of...
March 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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On Tuesday night we brought you a picture of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and a kangaroo, so let's even things up now with this shot of Diamondbacks slugger Paul...
March 19, 2014 at 9:35 PM -
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I see your Clayton Kershaw with a kangaroo and raise you Vin Scully with a koala: Shut down the Internet: pic.twitter.com/z2vlYQ9ko5 — Los Angeles Dodgers...
March 19, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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Loyal reader and other-side-of-the-world-dweller Kiwicricket has been shooting me interesting factoids and news articles about the Dodgers-Dbacks series in Australia...
March 19, 2014 at 5:35 AM -
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The Dodgers are fitting in some sightseeing this week in Australia before their season-opening series (March 22-23) against the Diamondbacks at the Sydney Cricket...
March 18, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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This year, for the first time ever, you will not be able to watch the Dodgers on television in the Los Angeles area with a set of rabbit ears on your TV. It's cable or...
March 18, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Dodgers catcher Tim Federowicz has only been in Australia for one day, but he seems to be enjoying himself thus far: Just had kangaroo for dinner. It was a lot better...
March 18, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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Howard Megdal interviewed former Mets and current Dodgers infielder Justin Turner. The subject: how so many Mets players, current and former, find themselves being torn...
March 17, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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Why is this man happy? Because he is finally able to go hundreds of miles per hour without getting arrested for it: .@YasielPuig and the @Dodgers board @QantasUSA en...
March 17, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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Listen, I'm as shocked as you are by the headline. The Dodgers designated Javy Guerra, a perfectly good - if flawed - reliever to make room on the roster for Chone...
March 16, 2014 at 5:35 PM -
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17-year-old pitcher Julio Urias, a Mexican native, started Saturday afternoon's Cactus League game against the Padres. The lefty tossed a perfect first inning, striking...
March 15, 2014 at 4:35 PM -
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The Dodgers will leave tomorrow night in preparation for their two-game season-opening series against the Diamondbacks next Saturday and Sunday in Australia. However...
March 15, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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Interesting news out of Dodgers camp, as 17-year-old Julio Urias is starting this afternoon's Cactus League game against the Padres. Just to put things into perspective...
March 15, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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Josh Beckett apparently got his thumb caught in a door about two weeks ago. He tried to pitch through it in his start against the Cubs on Friday afternoon but he could...
March 14, 2014 at 3:35 PM -
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Sure, the Dodgers and Diamondbacks are heading to Australia next week for a two-game series, but more importantly Arizona right-hander Josh Collmenter is hoping to get a...
March 14, 2014 at 10:35 AM -
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The Dodgers recently signed Cuban infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena to a five-year, $25 million contract. The 23-year-old reported to Dodgers camp today and was presented...
March 13, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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Josh Beckett is trying to make a comeback from thoracic outlet syndrome, the surgery for which ended his 2013 season in July, but now the Dodgers right-hander is dealing...
March 13, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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Dodgers starter Zack Greinke was on a Cactus League mound Wednesday in Glendale, Arizona for the first time since straining his left calf in late February and the return...
March 12, 2014 at 6:35 PM -
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Matt Kemp took his first turn in the field this spring when he played an inning in center field in a minor league game today. The verdict? #Dodgers‘ Matt Kemp...
March 12, 2014 at 2:35 PM -
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This time last year Brandon League had just signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract to become the Dodgers' closer and now he's in danger of not even making the team...
March 11, 2014 at 8:35 AM -
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Good news out of Dodgers camp Monday from MLB.com beat reporter Ken Gurnick ... Greinke threw a bullpen session Monday and apparently felt no discomfort in his right...
March 10, 2014 at 5:35 PM -
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This is so weird. No one is supposed to take pictures or video in the clubhouse, yet here we have video of Juan Uribe at his locker. Seems odd. Oh, hello...
March 10, 2014 at 4:35 AM -
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As speculated last week by MLB.com's Ken Gurnick ... Don Mattingly announced today @ClaytonKersh22 and @HyunJinRyu99 will start in games one and two of the...
March 9, 2014 at 1:35 PM -
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Matt Kemp has begun running at full speed and participating in daily outfield drills in Dodgers camp, and he could soon be cleared to become a regular in the club's...
March 9, 2014 at 7:35 AM -
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Many are anxious to see how the new instant replay system will affect the way baseball is played. They may have to wait a week. According to the Associated Press, replay...
March 8, 2014 at 5:35 PM