Los Angeles Dodgers
While his Los Angeles Dodgers played their two exhibition games in Seoul to prepare for their regular season openers, starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow got a close look at what the South Korean style of cheering is all about. In a typical Korea Baseball Organization game, there are cheering teams on either side of the diamond, with the home team usually taking the stage on the first base side and the road team setting up shot on the third base side.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 12:57 am
The excitement of baseball knows no bounds as the Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning champions of the NL West, gear up to launch the Major League Baseball season in an extraordinary fashion. This year, they'll be stepping onto the diamond in Seoul, Korea, for a monumental clash against the San Diego Padres in a two-game home and away series promising a spectacle for fans worldwide. The Dodgers' journey to this season's opener comes from yet another dominant performance in 2023, when they clinched the NL West title for the second consecutive year and the tenth time in eleven seasons. Despite their consistent regular-season success, the Dodgers faced disappointment in the playoffs, bowing out in the divisional round after being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 11:27 pm
Jeon wore a Dodgers jersey and high baseball socks as she took the mound at the Gocheok Sky Dome. The broadcast turned to the Dodgers' dugout and showed several players smiling and giggling as Jeon finished the first pitch.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 11:23 pm
Dodgers Seem to Have a Backup Plan If Mookie Betts Doesn't Work at Shortstop Alright everyone, say his name on the count of three. 1...2...3... Author: Kevin Skinner Mar 18, 2024 7:30 PM EDT In this story: Los Angeles Dodgers When the Dodgers moved superstar right-fielder Mookie Betts to second base, they wanted to reduce the toll playing 162 games plus playoffs takes on a player's body. Betts even said that just the shorter run from the dugout to second base to start an inning adds up over course of the season. The move did not last long as they moved Betts to shortstop following defensive struggles from Gavin Lux at the position . Not only does shortstop place more strain on a player,
Posted: March 18, 2024, 10:31 pm
Dave Roberts is quickly learning all about the constant fanfare surrounding Shohei Ohtani and the increased attention he brings each day to the Los Angeles Dodgers from across the world in Japan. The veteran manager let loose recently at spring training and breakdanced on the field during a practice, his moves caught on camera.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 10:15 pm
While the Los Angeles Dodgers drew global headlines for their signing of Shohei Ohtani to a $700 million contract, the success of their rebuilt starting rotation is going to significantly hinge on Yoshinobu Yamamoto. There is a reason the Dodgers gave Yamamoto the richest contract for a pitcher in MLB history last December.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 9:09 pm
Left-hander Justin Wilson has agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds following his release from a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Wilson can make $1 million in performance bonuses under the agreement for games pitched: $200,000 each for 40 and each additional five through 60. Cincinnati announced the deal Friday, three days after Wilson became a free agent.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 7:21 pm
The 2020 NL Cy Young Award winner is attempting to return to Major League Baseball for the first time in three years.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 6:54 pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers went into Spring Training with several pitchers competing for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. After an impressive showing, Gavin Stone will round out the staff come Opening Day. “Doc told me [Monday] that I was going to be the fifth starter,” Stone said. Stone beat out the likes of Landon Knack, Kyle Hurt, Grove and Ryan Yarbrough to take the final spot in the Dodgers rotation.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 6:10 pm
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will begin a throwing program once the club returns from its trans-Pacific trek.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 3:22 pm
"It means a lot," Daniel Hudson said of making the opening-day roster, a move that was made official Sunday when he was added to the 40-man roster.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 2:45 pm
The memories of the pandemic will come flooding back this week for ESPN's crew with the Dodgers-Padres season-opener from South Korea.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 11:40 am
While Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the rest of the new-look Los Angeles Dodgers have received warm welcomes in South Korea for the team’s season-opening series, manager Dave Roberts’ reception was more, well, scrambled. The 2020 World Series-winning manager, who’s entering his ninth season with the club, had an egg thrown at him as the […]
Posted: March 16, 2024, 7:19 pm
The Los Angeles Dodgers will always be the Dodgers, but their minor league team is set to change their mascot for the upcoming Minor League Baseball Season’s Copa de la Diversión (also known as the Fun Cup). A part of the Fun Cup – which, according to the MiLB website, consists of events that “embrace […]
Posted: March 16, 2024, 6:24 pm
Five teams in the league received dedicated versions of the classic Crocs.
Posted: March 15, 2024, 3:12 pm
Shohei Ohtani's new wife was identified Friday as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka after the Japanese baseball superstar posted a first picture of them together.The Dodgers also posted a photo of the couple on X, formerly Twitter, with a caption describing the woman as "his wife".
Posted: March 15, 2024, 9:04 am