The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2025 season with two goals: to repeat as World Series champions and to develop Roki Sasaki at the major league level. So far, so good for the first goal. The Dodgers entered Saturday at 26-13, tied with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in the majors. As pitchers … Read more
The Dodgers will place outfielder Teoscar Hernandez on the 10-day injured list, reports Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. The team has yet to formally announce the move or a corresponding transaction, but as first noted by Jack Harris of the L.A. Times, James Outman traveled to meet the team in Miami. Hernandez exited Tuesday’s game with tightness in … Read more
Money can buy a lot of things, but apparently not reliable starting pitching. On Wednesday, the Dodgers’ worrying early-season problem persisted in a 6-5 win over the Nationals (5-7). Los Angeles used its MLB-high seventh starting pitcher, Landon Knack, in just its 14th game, and he didn’t last long. Knack was pulled in the bottom … Read more
Whew! What a past couple of days for Nats baseball, after coming into this Dodger series thinking the absolute worst. The Nationals seem to be clicking as a team. You can see on the player’s faces how much this early April series means to them. What’s better news than beating the Dodgers? C.J. Abrams is … Read more
In game on of the Nationals vs Dodgers series, David won. The Nats took home a 6-4 win against the billion dollar Dodgers. It was a gritty performance, with a lot of different heroes. As MacKenzie Gore took the mound, he understood the challenge ahead of him. In the end our young left handed ace … Read more
The Los Angeles Dodgers are determined to play it very safe with Shohei Ohtani’s return as a pitcher. During Saturday’s game between the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports provided some context around how the Dodgers are approaching Ohtani’s return to the mound. According to Rosenthal, the biggest factor the … Read more
The Dodgers announced that they’ve placed Freddie Freeman on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. The placement is retroactive to March 31, so Freeman will be eligible to return on April 10. Freeman has not played since Saturday. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters that the star first baseman tweaked his ankle during … Read more
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Chris Sale vs. Dustin May I was gonna post the usual Statcast graphic here, but no one needs to see that today. Try to enjoy this game, I guess. Or go do something else.
The world was watching as pitcher Roki Sasaki took the mound for the Dodgers. Sasaki, the top prospect in baseball, had dominated during his time in Japan. He posted a stellar 2.10 ERA and a 0.894 WHIP over his 394.2 NPB innings, striking out 505 batters with just 88 walks. His major league debut, set … Read more
Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts was held out of the club’s exhibition games against NPB’s Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers, and manager Dave Roberts explained to reporters (including David Brandt of the Associated Press) that Betts was suffering from an illness. The 32-year-old was suffering from flu-like symptoms prior to the club’s trip to Japan, but Roberts … Read more