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The Chicago Cubs recently earned a two-game sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was revenge for the Cubs after the Dodgers accomplished the same feat against them in Japan to begin the season. In mid-April, the Cubs and Dodgers played a series in Los Angeles, and Chicago won two out of three contests as […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the best records in MLB, 25 games into the season. Despite the strong start, manager Dave Roberts is facing big questions about his starting rotation outside of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They are waiting for the returns of Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell from injury. Tyler Glasnow could soon join […]

After a red-hot 8-0 start to the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves slipping into a frustrating funk, capped by a humbling sweep at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. Following Wednesday’s 7-6 loss, their ninth defeat in 17 games, manager Dave Roberts didn’t hold back. “We’ve got some things to clean up,” Roberts […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have watched Blake Snell throw heat in only two games this season. The prized offseason addition is dealing with a shoulder ailment. Now his manager Dave Roberts dropped an unfortunate update. Snell got “scrapped” from his recent bullpen session, according to L.A. radio sports personality David Vassegh Thursday. “Dodgers scrapped Blake […]

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell is seemingly trending in the right direction. Snell was placed on the injured list due to a shoulder concern in early April. An update later surfaced that suggested Snell avoided a serious injury. On Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts revealed that Snell played catch and is scheduled to throw […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the most formidable lineup in Major League Baseball when all of the team’s players are on hand and healthy for manager Dave Roberts. That was not the case in the first two games of the Dodgers’ road series with the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Superstar Shohei Ohtani has […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to another great start to their season, but Dave Roberts’ Dodgers team hasn’t been immune to the injury bug. Before their game against the Texas Rangers on Saturday, the Dodgers gave updates on the status of Blake Treinen and Evan Phillips. Dodgers fans are balancing the news while trying […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are swinging without All-Star Shohei Ohtani. Dodgers fans don’t need to panic — as Ohtani is on paternity leave. Now the 2024 World Series champion has welcomed a baby girl at 1:11 p.m. PT. Manager Dave Roberts first revealed via Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register that Ohtani was on […]

Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers made the tough decision to option starting pitcher Bobby Miller after the 26-year-old righty faltered against the Colorado Rockies. Blake Snell leads the list of pitchers that Los Angeles is waiting for to return from injury, triggering an interesting question. Is it in the Dodgers’ best interest to […]

One man jokingly nearly disrupted Shohei Ohtani and his explosive first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mookie Betts nearly took out his own teammate, through a foul ball. Ohtani erupted early against the Colorado Rockies. The perennial All-Star went two-for-two at the bat. But he nearly sent one into orbit — scaling 448 feet […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are off to a solid start this season, and besides the regular contributors to the team, there has been one player who is turning heads. Left-handed reliever pitcher Jack Dreyer signed with the Dodgers as an undrafted free agent in 2021 and has been one of the team’s top relievers this […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now as they aim to win back-to-back World Series. However, the team is experiencing some injury woes with the pitching rotation to begin the season. As a result, manager Dave Roberts is making a change for Wednesday night’s contest against the Colorado […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers swung to silence the last two days. A high-powered batting lineup featuring home run threats has struggled. Manager Dave Roberts sounded off on where the problem lies following the series loss to the Chicago Cubs. Roberts and the Dodgers this time took a narrower 4-2 loss Sunday at Chavez Ravine. The […]

There’s no two ways about it: the Los Angeles Dodgers got absolutely brutalized in their Saturday night showdown against the Chicago Cubs. The game started off well enough, with Roki Sasaki allowing only one run through five innings of action, but in the sixth inning, the proverbial train fell off the rails, with reliever Ben […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers left Chavez Ravine in embarrassing fashion. Even hitting a historic feat in the 16-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs Saturday night. The Cubs did more than pull off the 16-run onslaught on the World Series champs’ home field. Chicago shattered this previous mark held by the Pittsburgh Pirates, per USA Today […]

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages turned to his right hand and vertical jump to trend online. Denying four points on the Chicago Cubs in the process. Roki Sasaki watched Michael Busch smack his four-seam fastball toward center field. The Dodgers rookie observed the ball floating towards the blue wall at Chavez Ravine. Pages was […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto posted another solid outing against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Yamamoto finished his night with six innings of shutout baseball. Los Angeles would defeat the Cubs, 3-0, for their 11th win of the season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised his starter following that dominant performance. “Yoshi was very good […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have rolled without Freddie Freeman throughout April. The first baseman is dealing with an ankle ailment. Now, Dave Roberts and company have delivered a roster move — before his return. Freeman is on his way back from the injured list. But the Dodgers pulled one other move, per Bill Plunkett of […]

Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers have enjoyed the fast 10-4 start. Tony Gonsolin will fire up those fans even more. Gonsolin currently is part of the Oklahoma City Comets bullpen — the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliate. He’s relocated to the Midwest, as part of his rehab work from Tommy John surgery. The veteran, though, looked […]

The good vibes have dissipated quickly for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who began the season with two straight series sweeps but have now lost three games in a row, including two to the Washington Nationals. The Dodgers now sit at 9-4 ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s series finale in Washington, not quite on the historic win […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have cooled off just a little bit after their torrid start to the season, but they still sit in a good spot at 9-3 after 12 games. There has been some minor injury concerns surrounding the Dodgers so far this season, specifically to starting pitcher Blake Snell. Snell has been dealing […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers already have an injury concern with Blake Snell. The pitcher himself revealed the ailment Monday, but with a silver lining. The $182 million offseason addition shared via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic he’s dealt with soreness. Snell shared where he’s sore, per the Dodgers insider. “Blake Snell said he’s been pitching […]

While at the White House to celebrate their latest World Series win, the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dave Roberts, was given high praise by President Donald Trump during the visit. Per Fabian Ardaya, who was at the Dodgers White House visit, President Trump praised Roberts. He called him “one of the greatest managers […]

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 9-1 on the 2025 MLB season with a 3-1 road win over the Philadelphia Phillies, avenging their loss from the previous night. The game marked the third career start for former international star Roki Sasaki, and he had by far the most impressive game of his […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki flipped a new switch 10 games into his first MLB season. Sasaki improved his mechanics on the mound in defeating the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday. But is Sasaki already showing he’s his own worst critic? He dropped a telling admission via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic after the 3-1 victory. […]

Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki waited seven days to throw heat on the mound. Plus redeem himself from a rough regular season start, this time against the Philadelphia Phillies. Sasaki showed the glimpses of potential the Dodgers envisioned. He struck out four batters in four innings during the 3-1 road win. Sasaki allowed three […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is not happy with his team. The Dodgers lost their first game of the season on Friday to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2. The game was riddled with mistakes for L.A. “When you give a good team outs and shorten the game,” Roberts said per ESPN, “then it’s hard to […]

After missing the entire Atlanta Braves series due to a minor incident — he slipped while stepping into the shower at home — Freddie Freeman was moved to the 10-day injured list Thursday night with a right ankle sprain, retroactive to Monday. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remains hopeful that Freeman will be out […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the health of Freddie Freeman to worry about. But the franchise and Dave Roberts received welcoming news involving Tony Gonsolin Thursday. Freeman found himself going on injured reserve. The World Series champs placed him there on March 31 over a “shower mishap.” Freeman injured his ankle in the accident. But […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 8-0 on Wednesday as they completed the series sweep against the Atlanta Braves. It looked like the Braves were going to hand the Dodgers their first loss of the season early in the game as they took a 5-0 lead, but Los Angeles clawed back into the game. It […]

Are the Los Angeles Dodgers ever going to a baseball game? It looked like the Atlanta Braves might be able to hand the defending champs their first loss of the season on Wednesday night, but a walk-off home run from Shohei Ohtani kept the undefeated record alive for the Dodgers. Los Angeles is eight games […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to be on the brink of losing their first game since Oct. 29, 2024. The Atlanta Braves had the World Series champs against the ropes with a 5-0 lead. But Shohei Ohtani caused online reactions to erupt — off his walk-off home run. The left-handed batter sent the baseball flying […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of their stars joining in on the torpedo bat craze. Max Muncy busted one out, right before his team took on the Atlanta Braves Wednesday. The left-handed batter Muncy was seen warming up with the widely-debated bat. L.A. radio personality David Vasseigh captured the moment during batting practice. Max […]

The Chicago Cubs sneakily boast one of the more balanced rosters in the National League. The Detroit Tigers are coming off a supernatural-like second-half to the 2024 MLB season, have a reigning American League pitching Triple Crown winner and are brimming with promise. And the Atlanta Braves are a consistent force who happen to have […]

When news broke that World Series MVP Freddie Freeman would miss time after suffering a “mishap in the shower,” it left Los Angeles Dodgers fans with more questions than answers. How badly did Freeman reaggravate his ankle, which cost him time in the past? Would he be back on the field in no time? Or […]

In 2024, Shohei Ohtani proved that he could be an MVP-caliber player as just a designated hitter. Trading in his red and white Angels gear for Dodgers blue and white, Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to record 50 home runs and 50 steals in the same season and continued his success into […]

In the Dodgers’ fourth game of the season, their second since returning from Japan, Mookie Betts was the big hero of Blue Heaven. That’s right, after missing both games against the Chicago Cubs in Japan, losing 25 pounds due to a stomach illness that ruined his trip, Betts took the field at his new position, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers during the 2024 season. Flaherty ended up playing an important role in LA’s World Series run. Flaherty re-signed with the Tigers this past offseason, and Detroit is currently in LA to play the Dodgers. With Flaherty back in town for the weekend, Dave Roberts […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their perfect start to the 2025 campaign on Friday night with a thrilling 8-5 walk-off win over the Detroit Tigers. Before the game, fans were quick to note that starting catcher Will Smith wasn’t in the lineup, leading to concern about a potential injury. However, those worries were quickly shot […]