Dodgers reliever JP Feyereisen stares out of the dugout after giving up a three-run double to San Diego’s Jurickson Profar in the seventh inning of the Dodgers’ 6-3 loss Sunday at Dodger Stadium. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) For so-called superteams like the Dodgers, there is a universal kryptonite that even a $300 million payroll isn’t… Read More »
Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Stone pitched five perfect innings in the Dodgers’ 5-2 victory. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) The Dodgers and San Diego Padres endured a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before starting Saturday night’s game at Chavez Ravine under drizzly skies,… Read More »
Dodgers third baseman Miguel Rojas argues with umpire Laz Diaz after officials suspended Sunday’s game against the Cubs due to rain. After a nearly three-hour delay, the game resumed and the Dodgers lost 8-1. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Even under normal circumstances, the Dodgers’ defense was a concern for the club. On a wet, muddy infield… Read More »
In his first taste of the big leagues, Yoshinobu Yamamoto collapsed. But on Saturday at Wrigley Field, staring down the barrel of a pair of early bases-loaded jams, the young Japanese star pitcher coolly, calmly and confidently refused to give in. After signing his record-breaking $325 million contract this offseason — the largest in MLB… Read More »
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Shohei Ohtani led the American League in home runs last season. He has yet to hit his first home run for… Read More »
The Dodgers answered one big roster question on Saturday night. But in a 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, another personnel problem quickly took its place. The good news for the team: Yoshinobu Yamamoto rebounded from his disastrous debut in South Korea to throw five shutout innings in his first career start at… Read More »
For a little over a month, the baseball world waited for something, something to come out of Shohei Ohtani’s camp to guess where he would sign for the upcoming MLB season. Rumors circulated; many were unfounded. Then on December 9, 2023, news broke via Ohtani’s Instagram that he had signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers,… Read More »
Yoshinobu Yamamoto looked uncomfortable throwing out of bounds on Wednesday, which was unfortunate as the new right-handed Dodgers spent most of his rough three-inning stretch against the Chicago White Sox with runners on base. Yamamoto, who signed a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers in December, was tagged for five earned runs and six… Read More »
Shohei Ohtani exchanged handshakes and hugs in the outfield with former teammates and coaches before Tuesday night’s Cactus League game at Camelback Ranch, and he posed arm-in-arm with Angels star Mike Trout for a photo seen by 2.4 million people. X was viewed. formerly Twitter) at the end of the game. The Dodgers’ new designated… Read More »
José Ramírez still needs an early pick in fantasy baseball drafts, but there are reasons to be concerned heading into 2024. (Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images) In earlier fantasy baseball eras, the corner positions were fun zones, one-stop shops where you could get just about anything you wanted. That’s not really the… Read More »