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Shohei Ohtani ignited some early season enthusiasm for the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday in spring training. But not because of smacking a home run. He dipped into an old trait of his: Pitching. Ohtani has gone nearly two years without throwing heat on the mound. But Ohtani flamed a pitch that hit 94 miles per […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and veteran outfielder Eddie Rosario are reportedly in agreement on a contract, per Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston. Alexander reports that it is a minor league deal. The 33-year-old joins a team that already features plenty of depth. In fact, the Dodgers’ outfield depth is one the team’s most intriguing […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into 2025 as the overwhelming World Series favorites. After winning the Fall Classic last season, they improved multiple parts of their lineup. Freddie Freeman won World Series MVP with a historic performance while dealing with an ankle injury. Jack Harris of The Los Angeles Times has the latest on the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have just a little more than a month to go before they battle the Chicago Cubs in their season-opening series in Tokyo, Japan. Legions of fans naturally want to see countryman Shohei Ohtani pitch during this two-day spectacle. LA manager Dave Roberts already poured cold water over that possibility, but the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers feature no shortage of roster depth. Sports fans have likely heard the saying, “there’s no such thing as too much depth.” Although that may be true, it can lead to difficult decisions in reference to which players make the final roster. The Dodgers signed stars such as Roki Sasaki and Blake […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Dustin May, missed all of 2024 due to several injuries. He will be making his long-awaited return to the mound in 2025 after a series of injuries that sidelined him since May of 2023. While he was already recovering from UCL and flexor tendon surgery, a shocking and unexpected medical […]

The rich got richer this offseason in the MLB, as it was the Los Angeles Dodgers that won the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes after the 23-year-old Japanese international whittled down his preferred destinations to the final three — Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers can already financially outmuscle most other teams in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are fresh off a World Series championship. In fact, LA has earned two championships in the Dave Roberts era. Will the 52-year-old manager receive an extension before his contract expires following the 2025 season? According to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, Roberts is “very hopeful” to have an extension before the […]

Former Boston Red Sox Michael Chavis has signed a minor league deal with the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Chavis, a 29-year-old infielder, was once a highly regarded prospect in Boston’s system. However, he has struggled to secure a long-term role in the majors. He made his MLB debut in 2019, showing promise […]

Brusdar Graterol, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ hard-throwing reliever, is optimistic heading into the 2025 season. Graterol, who had his right shoulder repaired on Nov. 14, 2024, had his labrum and ligament repaired, but thankfully avoided damage to his rotator cuff. The 26-year-old reliever shared with Bill Plunkett that he feels like he has “a new […]

Expectations are extremely high for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025 following their World Series victory last season. LA improved its roster even further by adding stars such as Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell, and now they will once again enter the season with a championship-or-bust mentality. Injuries may be the only element of the […]

After winning the 2024 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers went on a spending spree that angered some baseball fans. But the Dodgers faithful are enjoying every minute of their team’s utter domination of the offseason. Now, MLB.com has put Los Angeles’ 2025 super roster in perspective, releasing its list of the Top 100 Players […]

Future first-ballot Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw is officially back with the Los Angeles Dodgers for his 18th season, but fans will have to wait a bit longer to see the Dodgers legend take the mound in 2025. On Thursday, the Dodgers announced Kershaw’s one-year, $7.5 million contract, making his return to the only MLB […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have received a major update regarding Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching, and it fits right into their long-term game plan. Ohtani, who had a second major elbow surgery, hasn’t thrown a pitch since August 2023. But if all goes well, he’s expected to get back to his two-way role by May […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series and have fired up the engines to start their quest for back-to-back titles. A team with postseason hopes can never have enough durable and effective starting pitching; thus, the Dodgers signed left-hander starter Blake Snell in the offseason to pitch among the likes of Shohei Ohtani, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies retain most of a roster that won 95 games last season while also adding left-handed starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo and outfielder Max Kepler. They should once again be a force near the top of the National League. But everyone is chasing the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who somehow got considerably better […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for the 2025 MLB season, which is slated to begin in just over a month. The Dodgers are currently taking part in spring training, with several of the new additions from this off-season showing off their Los Angeles threads for the very first time. Clayton Kershaw is back […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently looking to maintain their health as they embark on spring training in Glendale, Arizona in preparation for the upcoming 2025 MLB season. The Dodgers are coming off of a dominant run through the MLB postseason in which they eviscerated the New York Yankees to win their first World Series […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are currently entering spring training riding high after last year’s World Series win vs the New York Yankees. The Dodgers dominated the playoffs after an up and down regular season thanks in large part to the greatness of Shohei Ohtani. Despite this, the Dodgers somehow managed to get a whole lot […]

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw’s net worth in 2025 is $110 million. Kershaw is widely viewed as one of the best starting pitchers in MLB history. What had been eluding Kershaw’s resume was a World Series title, which he and the Dodgers obtained when they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. After his […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw recently agreed to a contract for the 2025 MLB season. On Thursday, details of Kershaw’s Dodgers contract surfaced, via Robert Murray of FanSided. “Breakdown of Clayton Kershaw’s contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources say: one-year, $7.5 million,” Murray wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The deal includes $1 […]

Even with Shohei Ohtani receiving a pitching injury update from Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Ohtani himself described some of the feelings he’s had. After having shoulder surgery in the offseason, there’s still some rust he feels. After completing a Wednesday pitching session, he explained to Sonja Chen of MLB.com how his shoulder was […]

The New York Mets had a very eventful offseason. They won the Juan Soto sweepstakes, signing him to a $765 million deal to start the offseason. After that, they made secondary moves to improve their rotation and bullpen and brought back Pete Alonso. They made the NLCS last year and lost to the Los Angeles […]

After suffering defeat in Super Bowl 57, Howie Roseman retooled the Philadelphia Eagles, creating the team that dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. Roseman improved the roster with a mix of excellent free agent signings and home run draft picks. But what if there was no salary cap to limit spending in […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are known for dominating Major League Baseball’s off-season signings. In 2023, the Dodgers made waves by signing two-way star Shohei Ohtani. This off-season, they struck again, adding 23-year-old Japanese rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki as well as Blake Snell. Known for his blazing fastball and devastating splitter, Sasaki has quickly become one […]

After a very hectic offseason, baseball is officially back with the start of Spring Training. The Los Angeles Dodgers are already hard at work as they try to defend their World Series title from last season. Shohei Ohtani was obviously a massive part of the championship-winning squad a season ago, but the Dodgers haven’t even […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to begin the 2025 season without two of their top bullpen arms, as both Michael Kopech and Evan Phillips are expected to start the year on the injured list. The setbacks put the Dodgers’ bullpen depth to the test early, though the team made key offseason additions to help […]

Is new Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic the NBA version of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani when it comes to economic impact? When the Mavericks traded Doncic to the Lakers, one of the first things people focused on was the money he’d be losing. The amount was staggering. $117 million. That’s how much […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to take on the Chicago Cubs for two games to open the 2025 MLB regular season at the Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the nod in Game 1, with Roki Sasaki likely to get the ball […]

Evan Phillips watched from the front row as the Dodgers secured their World Series victory over the Yankees last October, but he never got the chance to step on the field. A shoulder injury kept him off the roster, making the experience even tougher to process. The frustration of knowing he could have been out […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered the 2024 season as the favorite to win the World Series, and for good reason. After all, they had secured the services of Shohei Ohtani with what was at the time a record-setting contract. But with the MLB playoffs being the biggest crapshoot of them all, there was no guarantee […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series last year, dominating the New York Yankees in the Fall Classic. While it was a fantastic run after a historic offseason, they did not stop there. Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and Tanner Scott joined the team as big free-agent acquisitions. This historic spending spree started with a […]

Clayton Kershaw has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire 17-year career, and that’s not about to change. The three-time Cy Young winner has agreed to a contract with the Dodgers, pending a physical, ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez reported on Tuesday. Gonzalez added that Kershaw is currently at the Dodgers’ Spring Training facility in […]

Roki Sasaki, the latest Japanese pitching phenom to emerge and cross over into Major League Baseball, inked a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last month, ending a sweepstakes for the 23-year-old pitcher that lasted for several weeks of the offseason. Dodgers GM Andrew Friedman, in his recent interview with Foul Territory, explained how the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reunited with former general manager Farhan Zaidi. The organization has hired him as a special advisor, according to The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya. Ardaya reports that Zaidi will also assist Dodgers owner Mark Walter “in his other sports interests.” Walter is a minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and part […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been the most active team in MLB free agency this offseason, but their transactions have seemingly come to an end, once the signing of Kike Hernandez becomes official, according to president Andrew Friedman. The Hernandez signing is not official as of now, but “it was Kike or nothing” when it […]

They are keeping that old gang in Los Angeles together for another run at the World Series title. Actually, the Dodgers have made several key additions in the offseason since beating the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. However, many of the core players are back for manager Dave Roberts. One of them […]

The 2025 season is already here for the Chicago Cubs. The team’s pitchers and catchers have reported for spring training, as the team prepares for its’ slate of exhibition games before travelling to Japan at the end of the March. There, they will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo Series. As Cubs manager […]

While the Los Angeles Dodgers already have talented bullpen arms such as Blake Treinen and Michael Kopech, the defending World Series champions wanted more. Which is why the Dodgers went out and signed both Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates. Both players come to Los Angeles with plenty of experience at closer. However, at least to […]