Los Angeles Dodgers

In a neat twist to the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2024 World Series triumph, it was Walker Buehler who shut the door in the bottom of the ninth inning of their decisive 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5. Buehler has had his fair share of struggles throughout the season, and he's endured a plethora of injury woes over the past few seasons, so for him to be the last man standing on the mound is quite the redemption story. It was a pleasant surprise that Buehler was available out of the Dodgers bullpen in the first place after pitching five innings in their Game 3 win. Buehler was simply hell-bent on getting his World Series moment, and he revealed that he even lied to pitching coach Mark Prior in the process.

Major League Baseball scrapped plans to play regular-season games next year in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The collective bargaining agreement agreed to in 2022 also called for Mexico City games next May, the first-ever Paris games in June and San Juan games in September.

Sean Manaea received some praise for his bounceback 2024 season with the Mets, a lone fifth-place vote on the NL Cy Young ballot.

Roki Sasaki's posting will likely extend into the 2025 international signing period, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday, allowing teams as much as $7,555,500 to sign the prized Japanese pitcher. “It kind of looks like the way it’s going to shake out, that the signing there, just because the timing, will happen in the new pool period,” Manfred said Wednesday during a news conference following an owners' meeting. If Sasaki signed this year, his maximum bonus would be $2,502,500 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The MLB offseason is still young, but free agency rumors have already started swirling. Here's the latest news from around the league.

Things worked out for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they picked up former Boston Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier and turned him into a valuable bullen piece. USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported this past Saturday that the Dodgers signed Joe Jacques to a minor-league contract and also gave him an invite to big-league camp in the spring.

Congratulations are in order to LHP Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves who just secured the 2024 National League Cy Young Award.

Freddie Freeman's historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the New York Yankees last month. Freeman hit the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.

The Boston Red Sox missed the postseason in 2024, but starting pitcher Lucas Giolito, who actually was out for the entire year due to an elbow injury, got to witness the Los Angeles Dodgers run to the World Series up close. Giolito played high school baseball with Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty, so he traveled to watch Los Angeles' World Series matchup with the New York Yankees, which the NL club won in five games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers may have won the World Series in 2024, but could still look to add another star player to their roster. Baltimore Orioles All-Star Anthony Santander is a free agent and could find himself in Los Angeles. While listing top landing spots for Santander, Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer named the Dodgers as a potential suitor in free agency.

The St. Louis Cardinals are going to look a lot different in 2025. Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, and Ryan Helsley have been the most talked about trade options. No one seems safe on the roster and other players like Jordan Walker and Brendan Donovan have been speculated about in different capacities. The Cardinals seemingly are open for business and anything can happen.

New York Yankees' Juan Soto talks with agent Scott Boras before Game 1 of the baseball World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Source: post NEW YORK (AP) — Hal Steinbrenner wants his relationship with Juan Soto to be similar to his friendship with Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole, and the New York Yankees owner emphasized the team's commitment to continually improve its roster if the star free-agent outfielder stays in the Bronx. Steinbrenner said the Yankees delegation at Monday's meeting included team president Randy Levine, general manager Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone and senior adviser for baseball operations Omar Minaya.

Are the Los Angeles Dodgers really going to bully the rest of Major League Baseball again? It wasn't enough that the Dodgers spent well over a billion dollars last weekend. Plus, the Dodgers have a real weakness to worry about fixing.

Shohei Ohtani is the best player in MLB right now. Former Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia received the opportunity to witness Ohtani's greatness early in the two-way phenom's career, as he was Ohtani's first MLB manager. With Team USA and Team Japan set to go head-to-head at the Premier12 presented by RAXUS, Scioscia, who is the Team USA manager, was asked about Ohtani. “When I was with the Angels, we had Shohei for one season,” Scioscia told reporters, via Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

The Dodgers should avoid the temptation of signing Juan Soto and run it back to defend their World Series championship in 2025.

For those Colorado Rockies fans out there, here are some noteworthy games to look forward to in 2025.

After spending the past several seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Clayton McCullough has seen what it takes to win.

Tickets for spring training went on sale Monday, and the price of lawn seats for Dodgers home games at Camelback Ranch range from $40 to $53 on weekends, $25 to $42 on weekdays.

Can the Yankees' star match the biggest outlier contract in sports?

Graterol is one of several Dodgers who have undergone surgery in the early MLB offseason.

A fan favorite when he played with the Dodgers in 2012-13, Luis Cruz returns to the team by stepping into the broadcast booth in the wake of Fernando Valenzuela's death.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman are joined by ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan as they discuss which teams intrigue them the most this offseason before making their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.

Sale and Crochet were chosen in voting by MLB.com beat writers, while Clase and Helsley were unanimous picks by a panel that included several Hall of Fame relief pitchers.

Kansas City Royals' have announced that single game tickets will go on sale starting Friday.

L.A.'s campaign ended on the ultimate high note, but that’s not to say the Dodgers won’t be busy this winter.

How you watch Major League Baseball games could be very different in the years ahead because of the evolving television landscape, from cable to streaming.