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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani threw his first live bullpen session on Sunday amid his current pitching rehab. According to Jorge Castillo of ESPN, the Dodgers two-way phenom threw 22 pitches to three hitters (five total at-bats). So how did Ohtani perform? “Some fist bumps for Shohei Ohtani after his simulated inning. Threw 23 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing well for the most part in 2025. Their starting pitching could receive a pivotal boost soon, though, with the potential of Shohei Ohtani returning to the mound. Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes provided the latest Ohtani pitching update on Sunday, via MLB Network Radio. “It amazes me watching him […]

The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in first place in the National League West. That’s where they usually are in nearly every season. But the Dodgers are being pushed hard in the division by the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. The fourth-place Arizona Diamondbacks are within reach as well. […]

Heading into the 2025 MLB season, it looked like the NL West was the Los Angeles Dodgers to lose. On paper, the theory was sound; the Dodgers were the reigning World Series Champions, and the team only got better in free agency, adding highly sought-after players like Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki on the open […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers rediscovered their winning ways in the last three games. Manager Dave Roberts has L.A. entering Saturday with a three-game winning streak. But also made a quick change on the mound before facing the New York Mets. Roberts is calling up a pitcher, while turning another into “optioned” status. Here are the […]

The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers’ injuries continue to pile up, especially with their pitching staff. As a result, the Dodgers are looking at potential trades to compensate for their depleted rotation.  Despite their vulnerabilities, The Dodgers are currently 32-19, leading the National League West by two games. But their pitching rotation went […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers walked away with a hard-fought 7-5 win over the New York Mets in 13 innings on Friday night, but the story of the game remains the continued struggles of reliever Tanner Scott, who blew his fourth save of the season — and his second in less than a week. Scott, who […]

Frustration was mounting during a four-game losing streak but the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to turn things around. The team won back-to-back games against the Arizona Diamondbacks before beginning a three-game series against the Mets in New York. However, an unforced error by third baseman Max Muncy could prove costly as the Mets were able […]

While Shohei Ohtani is a good enough baseball player to win NL MVP in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, what truly makes him special is his ability to play both sides of the ball, showing he can pitch and hit at an elite level during his time with the Los Angeles Angels. […]

Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara’s betting scandal caught the baseball world off guard in 2024. More than a year after Dave Roberts’ Japanese superstar fired Mizuhara for stealing money to cover gambling debts, a show covering the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s story has been sold by Lionsgate TV by Kevin Beggs. Beggs […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers finally got some encouraging news regarding Tyler Glasnow’s injury status, offering hope for their depleted rotation. After weeks of uncertainty since his placement on the injured list with shoulder inflammation on April 27, Glasnow is now set to throw a bullpen session on Friday, per FantasyAlarm.com. In a brief update, FantasyAlarm […]

The Chicago Cubs gambled by going all in and landing Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros knowing the talented right fielder hits free agency at the end of the season and could end up a one-year rental. So far, Chicago’s decision has paid off. The team is atop the NL Central with […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have one of the best players in baseball on their roster in Paul Skenes. The 2023 first overall pick started the All-Star Game as a rookie last year, and his dominance has carried over this season. Skenes has a 2.44 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, 62 strikeouts, and a batting average against of […]

The Dodgers are the reigning, defending World Series champions and have continued to be an elite team, leading the National League West. Yet, they need to address some weaknesses or risks that could possibly hurt them at the worst time. Three players on this roster have driven Dodgers fans crazy with their struggles, and many […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series largely because of their offense. Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman led the way as Los Angeles defeated the New York Yankees for the title. Their title defense season is off to a good start, but it has come at a cost. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is […]

As the 2025 MLB season approaches its midpoint, the St. Louis Cardinals find themselves in a familiar but precarious position: competitive, but with clear roster questions looming over their long-term outlook. With a 26-20 record and sitting just one game behind the division-leading Chicago Cubs, the Cardinals are outperforming preseason expectations, thanks in large part […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have not defended a title since they beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. This season, the team has faced big obstacles when it comes to injuries across the Dodgers roster. However, Dave Roberts has navigated through the first two months of the season well, thanks to role players stepping up. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani continues to do his thing offensively, and sooner rather than later, it appears he will be back on the mound as well. The reigning NL MVP winner has been throwing bullpens as he recovers from Tommy John, and Tuesday marked a huge milestone in his eventual return. Ohtani threw […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers put an end to a four-game losing streak on Tuesday night, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks behind a dominant outing from starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The right-hander was back to his dominant self after a pair of sub-par outings to his standards, tossing seven innings of no-run baseball. In fact, he carried a […]

After winning the World Series last fall, the Los Angeles Dodgers entered the offseason with three question marks in the outfield. After winning Game 5 with Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez, and Kike Hernandez playing in the outfield, the Dodgers made it clear they wanted to move Betts to shortstop and keep 2024 revelation Tommy Edmans […]

Who would think the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers would hit such a tough stretch? They’ve stumbled to four straight losses. And the pitchers are failing amid injury woes. The Dodgers have experienced their first four-game home losing streak in seven years, according to espn.com. “We haven’t given up, but you’re going to go through certain […]

On May 19, 2025, Mookie Betts hit a major milestone in his career, officially surpassing the number of home runs he hit with the Boston Red Sox, this time in a Dodgers uniform. Facing the Arizona Diamondbacks, Betts crushed two homers, bringing his season total to eight and pushing his overall count with the Dodgers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially in a slump. Monday night’s 9-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks marked their fourth straight defeat, a concerning skid for a team expected to dominate the National League. Amid rising pressure, both Mookie Betts and Dave Roberts spoke out about the team’s struggles. The Dodgers’ losing streak began with […]

For all the uberteam hand wringing over the Los Angeles Dodgers during the offseason, it might be surprising to learn they’ve actually lost four straight games. Including a three-game sweep by the Los Angeles Angels. The Dodgers are in a bit of a slump of late as injuries have wiped out much of the starting […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are making a loud statement in Los Angeles, jumping out to an early seven run lead over the Dodgers before the fourth inning. Fueled by back-to-back bombs from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno, the blowout is clearly on. Gurriel Jr. broke the game open first, launching a 395-foot, two-run blast off […]

There’s the seventh inning stretch, then there’s the 30 inning one attached to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The latter is proving to be brutal for the defending World Series champs. Los Angeles returned to Chavez Ravine on Vin Scully bobblehead night Monday. The Arizona Diamondbacks swung with no mercy, though. L.A.’s National League West rival […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t looked like their dominant selves of late. The team uncharacteristically got swept by the Los Angeles Angels in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. In fact, the Dodgers haven’t looked right since losing Teoscar Hernandez to a Grade 1 adductor strain in early May. LA is just 5-7 since Hernandez […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been dealing with a few injuries this season, and one of them has been to left-hander Blake Snell, who was recently placed on the 60-day injured list. Snell just began a throwing program and played catch from 60 feet, and it sounds like he’s trending in the right direction. Snell […]

“Break out the brooms!!!” That was the four-word mic drop the Los Angeles Angels posted on social media after delivering an unexpected but resounding message to the baseball world: don’t count us out just yet. BREAK OUT THE BROOMS!!! pic.twitter.com/itPRgbPTOF — Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) May 18, 2025 The last-place Angels stunned the Dodgers with […]

When Chris Taylor committed to play baseball at the University of Virginia, he probably did not know what to expect for his long-term future in the sport. Sure, the Cavaliers featured enough baseball prowess and Taylor’s ceiling suggested he could catch the attention of MLB teams. However, Taylor likely did not imagine that someday he […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a hot start as they try to defend their World Series crown, and they made another move that shows their embarrassment of riches on Sunday. With infielder Tommy Edman returning from injury, the Dodgers have DFA’d longtime utility man Chris Taylor according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. […]

As the MLB season reaches its two-month point, teams around the league are starting to look at how they can improve their rosters as they try to make a run at the playoffs. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs have been two of the best teams in baseball so far in 2025, but […]

It wasn’t Clayton Kershaw’s sharpest night, but it didn’t take long for the Dodgers to erase his early deficit thanks to a familiar power surge — this time from rising centerfielder Andy Pages. Facing a 3-0 hole in the bottom of the first inning, Pages delivered a jolt to the crowd at Dodger Stadium with […]

When baseball fans witnessed the Los Angeles Dodgers’ wild spending spree this offseason many became irate assuming the team would easily repeat as World Champions based on their ultra-talented roster. Few fans predicted at the time that the Dodgers would become one of baseball’s most emphatically snakebit teams when it comes to injuries. Clayton Kershaw […]

Clayton Kershaw felt the energy of Chavez Ravine for the first time in 2025. He heard the reverberating gesture, too, after delivering his first Los Angeles Dodgers strikeout of the year. The southpaw fired five pitches toward Jo Adell. Kershaw switched from curve to slider in the first four throws. But Adell swung and miss […]

Before he was a Super Bowl Champion. Before he was the starting quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams. And before he was even drafted into the NFL as the first overall pick out of Georgia, Matthew Stafford was a high school kid at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, who was a young teammate […]

Before Shohei Ohtani became an international superstar who looked like a steal on a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, their cross-county rivals, the Los Angeles Angels, had a major decision to make regarding the two-way MVP. Originally lucking out by landing the Japanese slugger after a run with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gaining new sets of arms on the mound to close out May. The franchise received a big injury update on one key reliever. Los Angeles has Blake Treinen on his way back, per MLB Network reporter Sonja Chen Saturday. “Blake Treinen said he started playing catch yesterday. He had been […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are considered the most talented team in Major League Baseball by a significant margin. In addition to winning the World Series a year ago, the presence of superstars Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman and the other stars on the team have helped the Dodgers stand out and play with […]