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• Daily Distractions: The Dodgers are starting the 2014 regular season before everyone else — again.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  ESPN has selected the Dodgers' first regular-season game in the United States for its first Sunday Night Baseball game of the season. That sounds simple, but it contains...
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers: Puig gives up driving after 2nd arrest
  From the Web › ESPN
  After two incidents of reckless driving in eight months, Yasiel Puig has decided to relinquish the steering wheel.
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Wild pitch: Dodgers billboard announcing TV channel launch premature
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Oops.A billboard announcing the launch of the Dodgers' new SportsNet L.A. channel on Feb. 25 has been covered up after the team realized it was put up prematurely.The...
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• MLB tabs Dodgers to open '14 abroad, in U.S.
  From the Web › ESPN
  After playing Major League Baseball's season opener in Australia, the Los Angeles Dodgers will start the North American portion of the schedule, too.
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers, Padres get ESPN Sunday night opener
  From the Web › USA Today
  Clayton Kershaw will be a busy man to start the 2014 season
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Newest Hall trio reflects on election to Cooperstown
  From the Web › MLB.com
  For the first time since their election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, this year's class -- Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Frank Thomas -- assembled...
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Dodgers get it right, twice, by keeping Mattingly
  From the Web › MLB.com
  When the Dodgers extended the contract of manager Don Mattingly, it was a sound move on two fronts: First, it provided the players and the organization stability in the...
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• Tanaka arrives in USA to meet with interested clubs
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Japanese star pitcher Masahiro Tanaka arrived in Los Angeles on Wednesday and could meet with as many as a dozen interested big league clubs by Friday.
  Share • January 9, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• Dodgers Notebook: Team discusses possibility of acquiring Japanese star pitcher Tanaka with agent
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers have had preliminary discussions with the agent for Masahiro Tanaka, general manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday.In all likelihood, so has every team that...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 10:35 PM
• Dodgers manager Don Mattingly gains job security after a year of insecurity
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers were one win away from reaching the National League Championship Series last October when Don Mattingly made a controversial decision. He decided to start...
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• D-backs, Dodgers to open spring training early
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Arizona Diamondbacks are opening spring training a week early, giving them time to prepare for their season-opening series against the Dodgers in Australia in late...
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• Diamondbacks to open spring training Feb. 6th
  From the Web › SI.com
  PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks are opening spring training a week early, giving them time to prepare for their season-opening series against the Dodgers in Australia...
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• Don Mattingly wishes he kept Dodgers contract talks strictly in-house
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Don Mattingly had other things to worry about, like the way his basement in Indiana had flooded. The harsh winter storm had been unkind to his home and there was a wet...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodger Yasiel Puig begs Florida trooper to let him go after driving 110 mph
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig begs a trooper who clocked him going 110 mph in Florida to let him go and later chides himself in the back seat...
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• Dodgers pursuit of Masahiro Tanaka advances (slowly)
  From the Web › ESPN
  LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said the Dodgers continue to engage the agent for Japanese pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka, whose major league...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Kent unconcerned by Hall of Fame vote total
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Named on 87 of the 571 ballots cast by Hall of Fame voters, Jeff Kent's 15.2 percentage fell far short of the 75 percent needed for induction. Since this represented his...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Puig's offseason a tale of two extremes
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has had an eventful offseason, and general manager Ned Colletti has seen both the good and the bad.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• LA discussing Kershaw, Hanley deals; Tanaka on radar
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he continues to have discussions with representatives for Clayton Kershaw and Hanley Ramirez regarding contract extensions...
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• Kemp among injured Dodgers on the mend
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers continue to receive favorable medical reports on outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier, shortstop Hanley Ramirez and starting pitcher Josh Beckett.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dash-cam shows Puig's reckless driving arrest
  From the Web › SI.com
  Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig begs a trooper who clocked him going 110 mph in Florida to let him go and later chides himself in the back seat of a police...
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• Mad Dog has his day: Former Dodger Greg Maddux inducted into Hall of Fame.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Ned Colletti is the only general manager who's traded for Greg Maddux, and he did it twice: Once in 2006 and again in 2008. Colletti can take partial credit for the fact...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Big Unit, Pedro, Smoltz highlight 2015 Hall ballot
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The 2015 ballot of candidates for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame will deliver another brushback pitch of reality that an era marked by home runs and...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Snowed-in Mattingly gets three-year extension
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti on Wednesday confirmed manager Don Mattingly's three-year contract in a news conference at Dodger Stadium while the skipper was...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Maddux sails into Hall with overwhelming support
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday with a sterling 97.2 percent of the vote.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Mattingly: Would've done things differently
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers announced a three-year contract extension with manager Don Mattingly on Wednesday. Mattingly's new deal starts next season and runs through 2016...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Don Mattingly gets 3-year deal as Dodgers manager
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Don Mattingly will be back as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgersnext season with a new three-year contract that takes him through2016.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers, Mattingly agree to three-year deal through 2016
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Don Mattingly have agreed to a newthree-year deal that will take him through the 2016 season, asource confirmed on Tuesday.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Mattingly gets 3-year deal as Dodgers manager
  From the Web › USA Today
  Don Mattingly will be back as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next season with a new three-year contract that takes him through 2016.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Piazza makes slight jump in Hall of Fame voting
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Time will tell if the obstacles facing Mike Piazza's Hall of Fame bid are too great to overcome. For now, Piazza simply must continue to wait and hope. One of the most...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Dodgers have reached out to Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  After formally announcing that the Dodgers have signed Manager Don Mattingly to a contract extension, General Manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday he has reached out to...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Dodgers star Puig asks Florida trooper to let him go during stop
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is heard in a dashcam video asking a Florida trooper to let him go after an officerclocked him driving 110 mph in a 70 mph...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Hall of Fame
  From the Web › MLB.com
  One of the most majestic induction classes in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame was set on Wednesday with the announcement that Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Puig heard on cam asking cop to let him go
  From the Web › ESPN
  Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is heard in a dash cam video asking a Florida trooper to let him go after an officer clocked him driving 110 mph in a 70 mph...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 10:35 AM
• Dashboard camera shows officer arresting Yasiel Puig in speeding case
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  In a recently released police video, Yasiel Puig is shown desperately pleading for his freedom during his arrest last month on a charge of reckless driving.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Watch video of Yasiel Puig's 110-mph reckless driving arrest
  From the Web › USA Today
  Dodgers outfielder was pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol.
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 8:35 AM
• The Dodgers announce some stadium upgrades
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  It's hard to remember that, just a couple of years ago, there was talk of the Dodgers leaving Dodger Stadium and building a downtown ballpark. I'm guessing most of that...
  Share • January 8, 2014 at 6:35 AM
• Watch the dash cam footage of Yasiel Puig's arrest
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested last month for driving 110 mph in a 70 mph zone along a stretch of Florida highway called Alligator Alley. Now the Florida...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 7:35 PM
• Yasiel Puig's autograph worth $35K?
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Would you pay $35,000 for Yasiel Puigs signature? Yasiel Puig $35,000 baseball card on eBay
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers, Mattingly agree to contract extension
  From the Web › USA Today
  Mattingly will be with the Dodgers for the next three seasons.
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• Dodgers announce stadium renovations for 2014 season
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  There is more tweaking than major renovation scheduled to take place at Dodger Stadium this off-season, not that the 52-year-old ballpark won't undergo some noticeable...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 6:35 PM
• Dodgers, manager Don Mattingly agree to three-year contract extension
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Don Mattingly will manage the Dodgers through the 2016 season, per the terms of a new contract extension signed Wednesday. The complete contract terms were unavailable...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Now coming to Dodger Stadium: More trees, Italian restaurant, new visitor's clubhouse.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  (Images courtesy of the Dodgers) A year ago, the Dodgers announced $100 million worth of upgrades to the National League's second-oldest ballpark. By the time Opening...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Dodgers unveil more upgrades to home stadium
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers will continue the upgrades on Dodger Stadium that began last winter, including an expansion of the Field Level entrances and relocation of the visiting...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 5:35 PM
• Five international prospects sign with Dodgers.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers announced the signing of five international prospects Wednesday. The group includes a pair of 16-year-olds from Willemstad, Curacao: outfielder Shakir Albert...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Dodgers can only benefit from ending Don Mattingly uncertainty
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Well, that's over, mostly. They can always fire him whenever they get the itch, but at least the Dodgers have finally moved forward with their self-created Don Mattingly...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Video: Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig arrested in Florida.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  Here's a fairly uneventful video of Yasiel Puig‘s arrest on Dec. 28 in Florida. You won't see much outside of the 4:00 to 10:00 range:
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers international signing blitz continues
  From the Web › ESPN
  Since the Dodgers hired Bob Engle to oversee their international scouting efforts last winter, they have been among the most active teams in rooting out talent in all...
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• Dodgers ink five young international players
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers announced the recent signing of five international prospects Tuesday -- outfielders Shakir Albert and Julio Lugo, catchers Hendrik Clementina and Gersel...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Dodgers finally make right call on Don Mattingly
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  It took way too long, but the Dodgers and Don Mattingly finally made this right.We're a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training Feb. 8, and...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: Revisiting Greg Maddux, on the eve of his Hall of Fame announcement.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  For your consideration, in the category of important dates in Dodgers history: June 6 and July 31, 2006. On June 6, the Dodgers drafted Clayton Kershaw out of high...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Mattingly deal stabilizes Dodgers
  From the Web › ESPN
  Plenty of people who root for the Dodgers will be happy that Don Mattingly is coming back to manage the team for at least two more seasons beyond the next. Plenty of...
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• Mattingly gets a 3-year extension from Dodgers
  From the Web › SI.com
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• Don Mattingly, Dodgers agree to new three-year deal
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Don Mattingly has agreed to a new contract with the Dodgers that will run through the 2016 season, according to people familiar with the situation who spoke under the...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Dodgers, manager Don Mattingly reportedly agree to three-year contract extension
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers have reportedly reached a three-year contract extension with manager Don Mattingly less than three months after a puzzling press conference left some doubt...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Mattingly, Dodgers agree on contract extension
  From the Web › MLB.com
  The Dodgers and manager Don Mattingly reached agreement on an extension Tuesday, a source told MLB.com's Ken Gurnick. According to ESPN.com, which first reported the...
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• Dodgers finalize new deal with Mattingly
  From the Web › ESPN
  The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a contract extension with manager Don Mattingly on Wednesday, the team announced on Twitter.
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Kent's relentless approach up for Hall consideration
  From the Web › MLB.com
  A step-by-step philosophy may lead Jeff Kent along the path to Cooperstown -- if not this year, then someday. The former infielder is among the top first-year candidates...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Don Mattingly, Dodgers reach extension agreement to take him through 2016
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  A deal is done: Our @ramonashelburne reporting that the Dodgers have reached an extension agreement with Don Mattingly; official announcement forthcoming. — Buster...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Team success mattered most to Hall candidate Kent
  From the Web › MLB.com
  To Jeff Kent, glory is best shared, not monopolized. That attitude largely explains Kent's nonchalance regarding the Hall of Fame, from his introduction as a Cooperstown...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Piazza has sights set on Hall entry in second year
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Mike Piazza's 57.8 percent of the electorate left him 98 votes shy of the 75 percent required for induction in his first year on the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
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• Greg Maddux will not be a unanimous Hall of Famer
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  If you were wondering whether Greg Maddux-clearly one of the handful of greatest pitchers ever-might get voted into the Hall of Fame unanimously in his first time on the...
  Share • January 7, 2014 at 9:35 AM
• Daily Dodger in Review: The too-streaky Ronald Belisario
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  RONALD BELISARIO , 31, reliever
  Share • January 6, 2014 at 3:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: Don Mattingly, Dodgers are reportedly close on a contract extension, and the timing makes sense.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  If the Dodgers and Don Mattingly reach agreement on a contract extension this week, the timing actually makes sense. According to multiple reports Monday morning, the...
  Share • January 6, 2014 at 1:35 PM
• Mattingly, Dodgers reportedly working on extension
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Don Mattingly and the Dodgers are making progress on a contract extension that would remove his lame-duck status as the team's manager, according to reports from...
  Share • January 6, 2014 at 11:35 AM
• Don Mattingly, Dodgers making progress on new contract
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Don Mattingly and the Dodgers are moving toward a contract extension, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke under the condition of anonymity...
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• Don Mattingly extension expected to be done soon
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Ken Rosenthal reports: Sources: #Dodgers making progress on Mattingly extension. Deal expected to be done soon. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 6, 2014...
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• Mattingly doesn't expect Hall to call on 14th try
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Don Mattingly's name has appeared as a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the 14th year, but the former Yankees captain has acknowledged the...
  Share • January 5, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Rosenthal: Dissecting the many dilemmas for the Dodgers
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  How odd that the most expensive team in the majors also faces moreunresolved issues than any other. But as we begin 2014, such is thestate of the Los Angeles...
  Share • January 5, 2014 at 12:35 PM
• Rosenthal: Now's best time for Angels to add payroll, pay luxury tax
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  Message to Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno: You're eventuallygoing to blow past the $189 million luxury-tax threshold. So, youmight as well start this...
  Share • January 4, 2014 at 9:35 PM
• Fifteen prospects invade Dodger Stadium starting Sunday.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  The Dodgers' annual Winter Development Program, designed to help acclimate prospects to the major-league environment, begins Sunday and runs through Thursday at Dodger...
  Share • January 4, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• The Mariners could add intrigue to the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes
  From the Web › HardballTalk
  Japanese pitching star Masahiro Tanaka will be courted by a handful of interested teams, including the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, Rangers, and Diamondbacks, but as ESPN's...
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• Daily Dodger in Review: Chris Capuano's season of struggle
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  CHRIS CAPUANO , 35, starting pitcher
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• Top prospects set for camp at Dodger Stadium
  From the Web › MLB.com
  Fifteen of the organization's top prospects, including Joc Pederson and Zach Lee, will be brought to Los Angeles next week for the Dodgers' seventh annual Winter...
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• Joc Pederson, Zach Lee to attend Dodgers winter development camp
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Outfielder Joc Pederson and right-hander Zach Lee will be among the 15 prospects who will participate in the Dodgers' annual winter development program next week at...
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• Dodgers adding bullpen lookouts to stadium
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  The Dodgers are introducing lookout spots above the bullpens next season, enabling fans to consume a Dodger dog or a drink while watching Clayton Kershaw or Kenley...
  Share • January 3, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Daily Distractions: Why the Dodgers are the team everyone in baseball loves to love.
  From the Web › LA Daily News
  On Friday, it was reported that the Philadelphia Phillies had struck a $2.5 billion television-rights deal with Comcast, and suddenly that four-year, $26 million...
  Share • January 3, 2014 at 2:35 PM
• Daily Dodger in Review: Justin Sellers fails to seize opportunity
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  JUSTIN SELLERS , 27, infielder
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• Video of Vin Scully as Rose Parade grand marshal
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
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• Seattle signs 3 to minor league deals
  From the Web › FOX Sports
  The Seattle Mariners signed outfielder Cole Gillespie andright-handed pitchers Matt Palmer and Ramon Ramirez to minor leaguecontracts Thursday and invited them to major...
  Share • January 2, 2014 at 4:35 PM
• Could Dodgers' bullpen glut mean Chris Withrow starts in minors?
  From the Web › Los Angeles Times
  Let's count, because we do that a lot watching baseball. Numbers are everywhere. Whether you are a traditionalist or convinced WAR is the greatest number ever, this is...
  Share • January 2, 2014 at 2:35 PM