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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Shohei Ohtani is a leading candidate for the National League MVP. Ohtani’s prowess at the plate makes every at-bat must-see TV. However, he is still working on getting back to the second half of his game. His recovery from Tommy John surgery has kept him off the mound for almost two years. After today’s bullpen, […]

In the heart of Los Angeles, where the freeway rivalry between the Dodgers and Angels splits the city’s loyalties, a new name is beginning to unite the Dodger faithful, Hyeseong Kim. While the scoreboard favored the Angels in a 6-2 victory, it was Kim’s continued historic start as a rookie that became the game’s defining […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers may lead the National League West, but that doesn’t mean they mind extra help. Manager Dave Roberts is excited about Clayton Kershaw returning from injury, something he recently expressed, via Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue. “I’m excited for the intensity,” Roberts said. “We’re a quarter of the way through the season, […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wants the franchise to keep up in honoring its star slugger. Roberts is asking for more bobblehead nights paying homage to Shohei Ohtani, per ESPN. “We need some more,” Roberts said. “I think that four or five a year isn’t enough, because when he has a bobblehead night, he […]

The supremely talented Los Angeles Dodgers boast the second-best record in baseball at 28-15 entering play on Thursday. And LA holds a half-game division lead over the second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West. However, injuries have plagued Los Angeles early on in 2025 as numerous Dodgers starting pitchers have been sidelined by ailments. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned to multiple arms on the hill in their first 43 games. None are Blake Snell or Clayton Kershaw for the month of May, though, as both rehab their injuries. Yet Los Angeles has a potential fifth pitching option emerging. Manager Dave Roberts revealed who’s the leading candidate to become […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers showered Hyeseong Kim with a unique treat Wednesday night. All after the Korean star blasted his first MLB home run. Kim sent the baseball flying over right center field in the bottom of the fifth. The ball sailed at 385 feet following a strike loading four-seam pitch. The Dodgers’ dugout busted […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers landed Blake Snell on the injured list back in April. Is Snell closing on a comeback soon? Dave Roberts dropped an eye-opening update there. Snell still dealt with discomfort earlier on Wednesday. But Roberts delivered this evening update via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. “Blake Snell threw out to 60 feet […]

Dave Roberts is the manager for the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. However, his star-studded roster is not immune to injuries. Rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki is the newest addition to the team’s injured list with a shoulder injury. He joins starting pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow, who also went out with a […]

Freddie Freeman was the postseason hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024. He was by far their best hitter in their World Series victory over the New York Yankees despite fighting an ankle injury throughout the postseason. Dave Roberts’ first baseman re-aggravated the injury when he slipped in his shower on April 3. After […]

Clayton Kershaw watched other Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers start on the mound for nearly a year. The southpaw pitcher is now closing in on his long-awaited 2025 start. Kershaw can re-insert himself back into the starting rotation, per Sonja Chen of MLB.com. The left-handed thrower underwent two different surgeries that halted his ’25 debut. Kershaw […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers swiftly needed to address the Tommy Edman injury Monday. Los Angeles has rolled without the utility star for nearly a month. Edman is showing no signs of coming back soon — sparking a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. The defending world champs struck a deal with the American League franchise, […]

As Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is on a tear offensively to start the season, the first baseman pinpointed when the turning point came for his hot streak. With Freeman and the Dodgers looking to repeat as champions, it will help tremendously if he keeps up his performance, but the change for him came […]

Mother’s Day 2025 took on a different meaning for Freddie Freeman. The Los Angeles Dodgers star walked into Chase Field Sunday with his mom inside his heart. Then delivered a poignant message following his epic performance. Freeman took to the plate four times, delivering four hits. But that wasn’t all. The World Series winner touched […]

Dave Roberts watched the second in-season MLB manager change occur Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers skipper witnessed Bud Black lose his job. The Colorado Rockies fired Black on Mother’s Day following a historically bad start for the franchise. Black joins former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton as the newly unemployed coaches. The Rockies also make […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have mashed their way to the division lead in the highly competitive NL West. At 26-13, the Dodgers enter play Saturday tied with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in baseball. But LA’s victories have largely resulted from the team’s prowess at the plate. The Dodgers have scored double digit […]

Shohei Ohtani knows how to ignite the Los Angeles Dodgers fan base. More for the moments he picks up the bat, as a home run is imminent. But he found a new way to fire up Dodger fans Saturday. This time, Ohtani excited fans without taking a swing. He instead energized them with this bullpen […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers delivered yet another thrilling victory on Friday, powered by none other than Shohei Ohtani, whose heroics left his manager at a loss for comparisons– except for one. After blasting a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to seal a dramatic 14-11 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ohtani […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers came into Thursday night as baseball’s winningest team, but they left Chase Field with plenty of questions—particularly about Yoshinobu Yamamoto. In a 5-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the prized right-hander suffered his worst start of the season, giving up five runs across five shaky innings. “Wasn’t as sharp as he’s […]

In a game that demanded precision and poise, Landon Knack delivered. Then Dodgers manager Dave Roberts summed it up perfectly with a three-word review: “Landon was fantastic.” "Landon was fantastic." Dave Roberts speaks to the media after the #Dodgers 10-1 win over the Marlins in the series finale. pic.twitter.com/0ZFx6ILBex — SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) May 8, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers handed Hyeseong Kim the chance to show his baseball prowess in an MLB setting. Especially in replacing star second baseman Tommy Edman due to an ankle injury. Manager Dave Roberts made the call Monday — and is since impressed with the Korean sensation. Roberts spoke glowingly of the 26-year-old following the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Dave Roberts have a long list of pitchers out with injury. Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, and Shohei Ohtani top the list of starters that Los Angeles is waiting on to return. However, the team got some good news on Glasnow’s status as he inches closer to returning to give Yoshinobu […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers watched Teoscar Hernandez lead the hitting charge with a .315 average. Now they witnessed him go down against the Miami Marlins. His manager Dave Roberts dropped a new update there Wednesday. Roberts first dished a concerning take on Hernandez’s hamstring ailment. “He’s a guy that just doesn’t come out of games […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers went into Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins without two of their best batters. Mookie Betts had the day off and Teoscar Hernandez got put on the Dodgers injured list. Luckily for them, they have Shohei Ohtani. The reigning National League MVP gave Dave Roberts the offensive boost he needed, turning […]

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman is unlikely to come off the injured list this weekend when he is eligible, according to manager Dave Roberts. The Dodgers initially hesitated to put Edman on the IL with his ankle injury, hoping a couple days off would do the trick. Los Angeles finally made the move […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers got hit with their second piece of bad news ahead of Tuesday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. After losing Teoscar Hernandez to the injured list, Mookie Betts will also be on the bench for the game against the Marlins. Dave Roberts will turn to James Outman and Hyeseong Kim to […]

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Teoscar Hernandez exited Monday night’s 7-4 win over the Miami Marlins with left hamstring tightness, leaving his manager concerned. “I got word that it was tight — whether it was a hamstring, abductor,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game. “He’s a guy that just doesn’t come out of […]

Shohei Ohtani hit a new milestone with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went yard against the Miami Marlins, catapulting him to a newfound territory. Ohtani ripped this home run during the top of the fifth inning — which flew at 117.9 mph. SHOHEI OHTANI GOES YARD 💥 117.9 MPH over the wall 😲pic.twitter.com/8QkMYxZX2r — ClutchPoints […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Ross Stripling a chance to throw heat on the hill back in 2016. The former Dodgers pitcher has now called it a career. Stripling announced his retirement Monday after failing to latch onto an MLB roster. Los Angeles represents one of four pro baseball cities he played in. He earned […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bound to attract followers from Goyang, Gyeonggi in South Korea. Manager Dave Roberts made a huge starting move ahead of the Monday matchup against the Miami Marlins. Korean star Hyeseong Kim now gets his first MLB start. Los Angeles are inserting Kim into the starting defensive lineup. Dodgers reporter Blake […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Shohei Ohtani is getting sharper with his pitching. Roberts revealed that Ohtani is working well with his bullpen sessions. Ohtani is not ready yet though to get to the mound in a Major League Baseball game. “Hopefully at some point in time we’ll get him to face some […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series in four years last season. For a lot of Dave Roberts roster, that was the first championship of their career.Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts had prior championship experience while Shohei Ohtani reveled in his first Major League Baseball title. One of the hidden obstacles that defending […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Dave Roberts are waiting for the return of the majority of their pitching staff from the injured list. Shohei Ohtani is inching closer to his return to help pick up Tyler Glasnow’s slack after his injury. However, he still isn’t throwing one of his main pitches as he works to […]