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The annual ranking of the region's pro/college teams considers competitive success, historic importance in the market, interest level and fan passion – and while...
February 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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The Korean infielder was a .304 hitter in eight seasons there and the coaches have been impressed with his skill set, saying he "has the ingredients to be great" even...
February 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM -
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Freeman played through injuries to his hand, rib and ankle last season and also persevered through a health scare and illness involving his son. But it culminated with...
February 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM -
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Dave Roberts says Ohtani, 17 months after his second Tommy John surgery and three months after surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, was throwing 92-94 mph
February 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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Frequent off days in April will offer ample rest for the starters, creating competition for the fifth spot before Shohei Ohtani is expected to be ready in May.
February 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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With both the reigning World Series champion Dodgers and an Angels team coming off a 99-loss season, it's probably wise not to assume too much.
February 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The left-hander, rehabbing from foot and knee surgeries, matches Zach Wheat and Bill Russell for the longest tenures in franchise history.
February 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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Ohtani says he will throw his first traditional bullpen session this weekend, at which point he will begin the process of preparing to join the Dodgers' rotation, likely...
February 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM -
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The Japanese stars are expected to pitch against the Cubs on March 18-19, with Chicago manager Craig Counsell planning to start Shota Imanaga one of the games
February 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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Phillips suffered a tear in the back of his rotator cuff during the NLCS. He received a PRP injection in November and appears unlikely to open the season on the active...
February 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The free-agent left-hander was at Camelback Ranch working out Tuesday, with the Dodgers expected to make his re-signing official Wednesday.
February 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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The Dodgers' GM for four seasons from 2015 through 2018 is rejoining the organization after six seasons as the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco...
February 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM -
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A closer look at some of the key dates for the Dodgers as they begin preparing for their season-opening series against the Cubs in Tokyo.
February 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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As the Dodgers head toward their first workout of spring training on Tuesday, here's a reminder of the roster changes that have taken place over the winter.
February 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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Which pitchers are healthy and when will Shohei Ohtani make his season debut on the mound? Is Mookie Betts really a shortstop again? Who bats where in this stacked...
February 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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After aggressively adding to an already talent-rich roster, the entire organization is hungry to become MLB's first back-to-back champs since the Yankees won three in a...
February 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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Hernandez was a free agent this winter but is returning to the Dodgers in a utility role again, after batting .294 with two home runs during their postseason run last...
February 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Due to the injuries that ravaged their starting pitching, the Dodgers leaned heavily on their relievers throughout the 2024 season and into October. They have since...
February 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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The latest in a number of investments the Guggenheim ownership group has made in the 63-year-old venue since taking over is focused on expanding the clubhouses, adding a...
February 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM -
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Ippei Mizuhara was ordered Thursday to pay $18 million in restitution, with nearly $17 million going to Ohtani and the remainder to the IRS.
February 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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The Dodgers, who DFA'd Brasier last week in order to clear a roster spot for the signing of free agent reliever Kirby Yates, are expected to receive a player to be named...
February 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM -
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The newest Lakers star joins an impressive group of big-name players who were dealt to (or from) local teams.
February 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM -
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By adding Blake Snell and Roki Sasaski, the Dodgers have potentially the best – and certainly the deepest – group of starting pitchers in the...
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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After a wholesome championship run with his hometown team, Flaherty is expected to sign a $35 million, two-year contract with Detroit.
February 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM -
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With spring training nearing, Freeman and Ohtani share updates on their offseason progress and the upcoming regular season.
February 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM -
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The 37-year-old veteran has pitched just one inning in postseason play – a number he should be able to increase with the Dodgers next October.
January 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Spending and success are being criticized; meanwhile, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is not a chip off the old block
January 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM -
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The Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts back to shortstop (again), while Hyeseong Kim takes over at second base and World Series MVP Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy return at...
January 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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Yates, whose 1.17 ERA was second only to Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase (0.61) among relievers with at least 50 innings of work last season. The Dodgers designate Ryan...
January 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM -
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Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan and Ben Casparius visited Fire Station 69 in the heart of the Pacific Palisades burn area on Thursday, offering gratitude and charitable...
January 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The reigning World Series champs have assembled a superstar-studded roster, but the job is not finished. What's left is to make Roberts the richest manager in major...
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The left-hander, who had a 1.76 ERA and a team-high 67 relief appearances in 2024, agrees to a 1-year deal worth $2.25 million with a club option for 2026
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM -
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Teoscar Hernandez returns to the middle of the lineup and will fill the void in right field with Mookie Betts headed back to the infield. Versatile Tommy Edman and new...
January 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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Sasaki technically signed a minor-league contract and is not on the Dodgers' 40-man roster yet. Twenty-three other players received non-roster invitations to big-league...
January 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The recording is being used to push for a nearly 5-year sentence for Ippei Mizuhara, who pleaded guilty to stealing almost $17 million from the Dodgers star.
January 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM -
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The elite lefty relief pitcher is part of an aggressive winter by the reigning World Series champions that has created discontent from their less-aggressive...
January 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Ohtani once eschewed the Dodgers for the Angels, and got stuck in a six-year playoff drought. The Dodgers' new Japanese rookie phenom Sasaki made a different...
January 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM -
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The Dodgers believe the Japanese right-hander, who was introduced at a press conference at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, has the potential to be an annual Cy Young Award...
January 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM -
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Will Smith returns as the primary catcher despite a troubling four-year slide in his OPS, with Austin Barnes in his familiar backup role. Top prospect Dalton Rushing's...
January 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM -
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The Dodgers are reportedly close to reaching agreement on a contract with Yates, who led the majors with 41 saves in 2019 and made the All-Star team with the Rangers...
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Instead of cries about the Dodgers and a salary cap, shouldn't the onus be on the 29 other baseball owners who aren't apparently competing for free agents?
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The annual event will be moved to the parking lot due to the ongoing renovation project inside Dodger Stadium. A portion of proceeds will go toward relief efforts for...
January 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM -
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Torborg caught no-hitters from Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan, and played for World Series champion Dodgers team in 1965.
January 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM -
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The 30-year-old left-hander, who finished last season with the Padres, has been one of the best relievers in baseball the past two years. He has reportedly agreed to a...
January 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
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The Japanese phenom will join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in blue, but this addition isn't about the Dodgers bludgeoning the rest of the sport with...
January 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM -
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After much speculation, the hard-throwing Japanese pitcher posts his decision on Instagram, choosing to play with countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los...
January 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The Padres have reportedly been eliminated as a destination for the Japanese right-hander. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays traded for additional international bonus pool...
January 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM -
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The Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays are reportedly the three finalists for the hard-throwing Japanese pitcher, who can sign anytime between Wednesday and Jan. 23.
January 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Two fans ejected after grabbing Mookie Betts' glove during Game 5 of the World Series cannot attend any games in any MLB parks.
January 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM -
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Relievers Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol and Anthony Banda agree to one-year deals, while left-hander Alex Vesia remains unsigned.
January 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM -
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The 23-year-old catcher, designated for assignment last week after the Hyeseong Kim signing, is swapped for 20-year-old minor-league pitcher Jose Vasquez
January 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM -
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Lux was part of a logjam of middle infielders with the Dodgers, who receive outfield prospect Mike Sirota and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick (approximately No...
January 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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Hernández, who is expected to play right field next season, calls the Dodgers "different" from other teams and says "money wasn't an issue" in his...
January 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM -
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The KBO All-Star second baseman, who turns 26 on Jan. 27 and has played eight seasons in South Korea, reaches a $12.5M pact, with team options for 2028 and '29.
January 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM -
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Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, offered some updates on the process as the Japanese star moves toward a decision on where he will sign, with the World Series champs...
December 30, 2024 at 6:35 PM -
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The Dodgers, considered favorites to sign the 23-year-old right-hander, join five other teams to have had confirmed meetings with Sasaki and agent Joel Wolfe
December 28, 2024 at 3:35 PM -
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The Dodgers star posted on Instagram that he and wife Mamiko 'can't wait for the little rookie' to join their team
December 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM -
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The free agent outfielder, a leader in the clubhouse and a key contributor in the lineup last season, posted "I'm back" on his Instagram page on Friday afternoon...
December 27, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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Buehler is expected to sign with the Boston Red Sox for one year and $21.05 million — the same as the qualifying offer the Dodgers chose not to extend to him.
December 23, 2024 at 10:35 AM -
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The Dodgers' 2024 payroll for Competitive Balance Tax purposes was $353 million, just topping the New York Mets ($347M). A record nine teams exceeded the $237M luxury...
December 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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It's the third-most expensive baseball ever sold, behind Shohei Ohtani's $4.4M 50/50 home run ball and Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball, which sold for roughly $3M in...
December 15, 2024 at 12:35 PM -
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Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes gives updates on Tyler Glasnow, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin and Clayton Kershaw after the team's depth was tested in the postseason.
December 11, 2024 at 3:35 PM -
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The OC native is expected to be traded by St. Louis, but Max Muncy appears set as the Dodgers' third baseman and the Angels' struggles might be a disqualifier
December 10, 2024 at 2:35 PM -
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The Dodgers are considered favorites to land the right-hander, because of their success and the presence of countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto
December 10, 2024 at 12:35 PM -
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Ohtani had left shoulder surgery last month, which interrupted his rehab from right elbow surgery long enough that the Dodgers won't push him to be ready to pitch for...
December 9, 2024 at 6:35 PM -
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The Dodgers said last month Betts would move back to the infield in 2025, but GM Brandon Gomes on Monday made it clear that the plan is for Betts to play shortstop...
December 9, 2024 at 5:35 PM -
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Dodgers add Michael Conforto on a one-year, $17 million deal, re-sign Blake Treinen for two years, $22 million, as Juan Soto heads to Mets with record-breaking...
December 8, 2024 at 7:35 PM -
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The Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments exceed $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46, with critics arguing that the reigning World Series champs are...
December 7, 2024 at 9:35 AM -
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Maybe Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was just thinking out loud, but this last brainstorm was nothing but fool's gold
December 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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Freeman injured his right ankle in a game on Sept. 26 and played through it in the postseason. The World Series MVP is expected to recover in time for spring...
December 5, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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After watching injuries deplete their starting rotation during the 2024 season, the Dodgers quickly moved to add the two-time Cy Young Award winner this...
December 3, 2024 at 7:35 PM -
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The Dodgers will add the two-time Cy Young Award winner to a starting rotation filled with health issues
November 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM -
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The versatile NLCS MVP is now signed through the 2029 season with a club option for 2030. With Mookie Betts expected to move to second base, Edman could slot in at...
November 29, 2024 at 3:35 PM -
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Is the World Series champions' plucking of another starting pitcher bad for baseball? Or should other organizations just try harder?
November 27, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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Snell's five-year, $182 million contract reportedly includes approximately $65 million in deferred salary – the Dodgers' latest use of the technique in negotiation...
November 27, 2024 at 4:35 PM -
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The 31-year-old free agent left-hander agrees to a five-year, $182 million contract, giving the World Series champions a frontline starter for their 2025 title...
November 26, 2024 at 9:35 PM -
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A full postseason share for the World Series champs totaled $477,441, the commissioner's office said Tuesday. The Dodgers voted for 79 full shares, 17.49 partial shares...
November 26, 2024 at 2:35 PM -
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Woodward was a member of Dave Roberts' original Dodgers coaching staff and served as the third base coach until leaving to become the Rangers' manager in 2019. He...
November 22, 2024 at 8:35 PM -
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May and Gonsolin – neither of whom pitched in the majors in 2024 while recovering from surgeries – were among the Dodgers' 10 arbitration-eligible players...
November 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM -
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After one of baseball's best individual seasons ever, he deserved the unanimous vote he received. How much farther can he push the boundaries of what is...
November 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM