Commentary: Are Dave Roberts and Dodgers front office experiencing a disconnect?
1 year ago

Commentary: Are Dave Roberts and Dodgers front office experiencing a disconnect?

LA Times  

Statements by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts about Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani have caught the front office by surprise. On Monday, Roberts told MLB Network that Mookie Betts will be the Dodgers’ everyday second baseman in 2024. Mookie Betts, tagging out Nolan Jones of the Colorado Rockies in a Sept. 26 game, will be the Dodgers’ everyday second baseman in 2024, manager Dave Roberts said Monday. But Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes stopped short of calling Betts the team’s everyday second baseman.

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Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers to move Mookie Betts to infield in 2025, seek pitching and outfielders this offseason

LA Times  

The big news from Gomes’ media session on Wednesday: Mookie Betts is likely heading back to the infield in 2025. Now, however, the club’s “assumption,” as Gomes put it, is that Betts will return to the dirt next season, though exactly how that will look is not yet “set in stone.” “I know the toll on the body is less …

Shohei Ohtani in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3: ‘He wasn’t going to not be in there’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3: ‘He wasn’t going to not be in there’

LA Times  

Teammates show concern as the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani heads to the clubhouse after injuring his shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. We said, ‘All right, he’s got us.’ We’ll be ready for him to be in the lineup.” Ohtani was indeed in the lineup Monday night, batting leadoff in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium just …

‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series
2 months ago

‘Most satisfying’ year: How Dave Roberts changed narrative, got Dodgers to World Series

LA Times  

Standing atop a makeshift stage on the Dodger Stadium infield Sunday night, Dave Roberts grabbed hold of the mic, lifted his right arm toward the sky and asked the Chavez Ravine crowd a simple, resounding question. “Hey!” Roberts shouted, his hoarse voice booming through the stadium speakers after the Dodgers’ pennant-clinching win over the New York Mets in Game 6 …

Dodgers' shortage of pitchers limiting Dave Roberts' options
2 months ago

Dodgers' shortage of pitchers limiting Dave Roberts' options

LA Times  

In the aftermath of his team’s 12-6 defeat to the New York Mets on Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts lamented his inability to predict the future. Because if Roberts had known Andy Pages would homer twice in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, he would have removed starting pitcher Jack Flaherty earlier than he did. Dodgers Dodgers …

Reinvigorated Mookie Betts provides the spark in Dodgers’ blowout win over Padres
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Reinvigorated Mookie Betts provides the spark in Dodgers’ blowout win over Padres

LA Times  

This time, Mookie Betts did not take a hard left-hand turn between first and second base and start jogging toward the third-base dugout in Petco Park. “When you come on the road, you can’t just book a homer or a crooked number in the first inning — hitting is still hard,” manager Dave Roberts said. And that’s what they did …

Dave Roberts wants struggling Mookie Betts to embrace a different mindset
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dave Roberts wants struggling Mookie Betts to embrace a different mindset

LA Times  

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts warms up before Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. Playoff baseball is stressful enough without feeling like you’re letting your team and an entire fan base down with every empty at-bat, which is why Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pulled right fielder Mookie Betts aside for a …

‘That’s why you keep working.’ How Mookie Betts snapped a slump at the perfect time
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘That’s why you keep working.’ How Mookie Betts snapped a slump at the perfect time

LA Times  

Mookie Betts hits a two-run single in the seventh inning for the Dodgers in a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. “That’s why you keep working, because you never know.” Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts celebrates with first base coach Clayton McCullough after hitting a seventh inning RBI single at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. Betts went hitless in …

Mookie Betts hits walk-off homer to give Dodgers win over Rockies
3 months ago

Mookie Betts hits walk-off homer to give Dodgers win over Rockies

LA Times  

Mookie Betts swears he didn’t mean to look at the scoreboard Sunday afternoon. “That,” manager Dave Roberts said, “felt like two wins,” For most of the afternoon, Sunday was shaping up to feel like two losses for the Dodgers. “They’ve had their way with us up to this point,” Roberts said of the Padres, who have won seven of 10 …

Shohei Ohtani helps ignite Dodgers comeback, reaching 52-52 mark in win over Rockies
3 months ago

Shohei Ohtani helps ignite Dodgers comeback, reaching 52-52 mark in win over Rockies

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a 6-4 win over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Had the Dodgers clinched the National League West title by now, like they usually do, they could have given Shohei Ohtani Friday night off to bask in the afterglow of Thursday’s six-hit, three-homer, …

Mookie Betts belts homer to lift Dodgers in Shohei Ohtani’s return to Anaheim
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mookie Betts belts homer to lift Dodgers in Shohei Ohtani’s return to Anaheim

LA Times  

For nine innings Tuesday night, the Dodgers played with their food at Angel Stadium. “It’s a tough situation to walk a guy that got $700 to get to the guy that got $350,” starting pitcher Walker Buehler joked of Ohtani and Betts. “You look back at the last couple weeks, we’ve played some intense baseball games,” manager Dave Roberts said …

Mookie Betts’ 2-run homer in the 8th inning propels Dodgers to 3-1 victory over Rays
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mookie Betts’ 2-run homer in the 8th inning propels Dodgers to 3-1 victory over Rays

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Sunday to take the weekend series. Just get us a lead and get into the ninth and finish it out.” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game that scans on Ohtani’s forearm were negative …

Feeling good about move back to outfield, Betts homers for Dodgers in return from injured list
4 months, 1 week ago

Feeling good about move back to outfield, Betts homers for Dodgers in return from injured list

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Mookie Betts is returning to right field and adjusting to a new spot in the lineup after missing nearly two months with a broken left hand. “Whatever he’s got, whatever he wants to do, he can do.” The move back to right field was something Betts welcomed, even though he believes he has shown he also can do …

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers
4 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts homers in return as Dodgers beat the Brewers

LA Times  

Mookie Betts — or, as he’s known around these parts, “Spooky” Betts — returned to the Dodgers’ lineup for the opener of a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night, refusing to stay with the team at the supposedly haunted Pfister Hotel for the second straight season. “It’s probably on one hand, it really is,” manager Dave Roberts …

Mookie Betts and Dodgers agree he should move from shortstop to right field
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts and Dodgers agree he should move from shortstop to right field

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, who was still working to adapt to new assignment starting at shortstop, will return to his natural right field position after he’s removed from the injury list. I just feel like Miggy and Nick Ahmed being there, that’s winning baseball.” Betts was moved from right field to second base last winter, but when shortstop Gavin Lux committed several …

Mookie Betts preps for ‘big difference’ as No. 2 hitter; Brusdar Graterol return ‘hopeful’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts preps for ‘big difference’ as No. 2 hitter; Brusdar Graterol return ‘hopeful’

LA Times  

Mookie Betts will be back at short when he returns, but in a new lineup spot. “I just feel that, as great as Mookie is, Shohei really has the chance to change the game from the first pitch.” Betts will be in a more familiar position defensively when he returns next week, slated to resume his role as the club’s …

Where do the Dodgers play Mookie Betts when he returns from injury?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Where do the Dodgers play Mookie Betts when he returns from injury?

LA Times  

Mookie Betts, above working out before a game at Dodger Stadium in July, is getting closer to coming back from a broken hand. One of the greatest defensive right fielders in baseball history, Mookie Betts moved to second base last year because the Dodgers needed him to. But look at the players the Dodgers picked up before the trade deadline, …

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts
5 months ago

Letters to Sports: Dodgers’ problems start with manager Dave Roberts

LA Times  

How many more seasons can this continue? Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ inane approach to his pitching staff continues to cost the team wins. A clear line can be drawn between the Dodgers’ postseason disappointments and Roberts’ mismanagement of his pitching staff in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The team has the best regular-season record in baseball during Roberts’ …

Shohei Ohtani’s 455-foot home run can’t save Dodgers in 10-inning loss to Angels
6 months ago

Shohei Ohtani’s 455-foot home run can’t save Dodgers in 10-inning loss to Angels

LA Times  

Shohei Ohtani was on the losing end of a Freeway Series game for the 11th consecutive time Friday night. Despite a mammoth two-run home run from Ohtani that opened the scoring in the fifth inning, the Dodgers couldn’t muster anything else in Ohtani’s first regular-season game against his former team, falling to the Angels 3-2 in 10 innings at Dodger …

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma
6 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts and Yamamoto injuries create Dodgers trade dilemma

LA Times  

They were both learning to do something they’d never done before, Mookie Betts playing shortstop full-time and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitching in the major leagues. Betts broke his left hand when he was struck by a 98-mph fastball during the Dodgers’ 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. He made his 15th start of the season when he pitched seven scoreless …

Ohtani has second 2-homer game of season as Dodgers blank Royals 3-0. Betts’ hand broken in the 7th
6 months, 1 week ago

Ohtani has second 2-homer game of season as Dodgers blank Royals 3-0. Betts’ hand broken in the 7th

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had his second two-homer game this season, Tyler Glasnow pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Sunday as Mookie Betts left in the seventh inning after a pitch broke a bone in his left hand. “It’s a really good sign that I’m able to …

Dodgers drop series to Rangers after stars fail to deliver in key moment
6 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers drop series to Rangers after stars fail to deliver in key moment

LA Times  

Dodgers third baseman Cavan Baggio tags out Texas’ Marcus Semien on a stolen base attempt during the third inning of L.A.’s 3-1 loss Thursday at Dodger Stadium. “We threatened in the eighth inning, had the guys we wanted up to bat, but Robertson found his way to punch out the side, again, the same three guys,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts …

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Uncharted territory’: Is Mookie Betts at shortstop a sustainable solution for the Dodgers?

LA Times  

Three months in, the amazement has yet to dissipate. “I take a lot of pride in it, how I’ve come a long way,” Betts said this weekend, reflecting on the process while from a visiting locker at Yankee Stadium last weekend. “I was talking to Lux,” Betts said after a recent game, “and I was like, ‘This is the hardest …

Mookie Betts breaks out of slump — and quiets workload ‘narrative’ — in Dodgers’ win
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts breaks out of slump — and quiets workload ‘narrative’ — in Dodgers’ win

LA Times  

Mookie Betts is greeted by Shohei Ohtani after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning of a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. “I’m at a loss for words,” Roberts said recently of Betts’ switch to shortstop. “I don’t think it’s ever been done at this level, for this level of player.” Mookie Betts celebrates as he …

Column: Dave Roberts does his job: Protecting Shohei Ohtani from himself
7 months, 1 week ago

Column: Dave Roberts does his job: Protecting Shohei Ohtani from himself

LA Times  

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani grimaces after striking out against the Padres on Friday night in San Diego. On the morning of the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Roberts told interpreter Will Ireton that Ohtani wouldn’t be in the lineup, and that was that. The way Roberts managed Ohtani marked a promising start to one …

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Motivated by move to shortstop, Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is on a tear

LA Times  

Mookie Betts has a reputation for seeking challenges. When the Dodgers started evaluating their shortstop options near the end of spring camp — amid repeated defensive miscues from then-starting shortstop Gavin Lux — Betts didn’t outwardly ask to move to the position. “I’m very proud of myself for making those plays, and all the work.” Indeed, Betts’ approach to his …

Dodgers moving Mookie Betts to shortstop is misguided, maddening
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers moving Mookie Betts to shortstop is misguided, maddening

LA Times  

Don’t mess with Mookie! Moving Mookie Betts to shortstop from second base less than two weeks before the start of the regular season is an error far worse than even the wildest throw uncorked by Gavin Lux. The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts runs toward the ball during a spring training workout at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix on Feb. 14. Everything is …

Dodgers move Mookie Betts to shortstop, Gavin Lux to second amid defensive struggles
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers move Mookie Betts to shortstop, Gavin Lux to second amid defensive struggles

LA Times  

The Dodgers’ Gavin Lux, originally projected to be the team’s starting shortstop, was at second base for Friday’s spring training game against the Reds. In a drastic change of plans less than two weeks before opening day, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced Friday that Mookie Betts will now be the team’s starting shortstop, and that Lux will shift from short …

Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts showcase Dodgers’ power in spring win
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts showcase Dodgers’ power in spring win

LA Times  

Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Will Smith during the first inning of a 7-4 exhibition win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The Dodgers provided a glimpse of their potential firepower at the top of the batting order Sunday when Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman combined for …

Mookie Betts knows he can't disappear for Dodgers in playoffs again
10 months, 1 week ago

Mookie Betts knows he can't disappear for Dodgers in playoffs again

LA Times  

He really cares, and he doesn’t understand why anyone would think otherwise. “I’m just used to switching gears.” There are times Betts looks like the best player in baseball, as was the case when he led the Dodgers to their only championship in the last 36 years, in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. I didn’t do anything to help the team.” …

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers celebration is no party for Dave Roberts
1 year ago

Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers celebration is no party for Dave Roberts

LA Times  

The stage in the center-field pavilion was brimming with Dodgers royalty. There, smiling in front of dozens of cameras was Shohei Ohtani, Mark Walter, Andrew Friedman, Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo and Ohtani’s longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. “When I had the meeting with them, the ownership group, they said when they look back at the last 10 years, even though they’ve …

Dodgers resolve winter meetings drama (with Brad Paisley’s help) as Shohei Ohtani decision nears
1 year ago

Dodgers resolve winter meetings drama (with Brad Paisley’s help) as Shohei Ohtani decision nears

LA Times  

Dave Roberts and the Dodgers’ front office appear to be back on the same page after the manager’s comments Tuesday about Shohei Ohtani caused some confusion. Roberts’ public confirmation that the team met with Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles last week had caught his bosses off guard, including president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. In the immediate aftermath, there was …

Column: If you are upset Dave Roberts commented on Shohei Ohtani, relax
1 year ago

Column: If you are upset Dave Roberts commented on Shohei Ohtani, relax

LA Times  

Dave Roberts shared one of his organization’s most carefully guarded secrets Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at baseball’s winter meetings in Nashville, Roberts revealed the Dodgers met with Shohei Ohtani at Dodger Stadium last week. Roberts was the first official from any potential suitor to disobey the unofficial code of silence, which felt more like a demand from Ohtani’s agent than …

Dodgers deem Shohei Ohtani ‘top priority’ as Dave Roberts reveals meeting
1 year ago

Dodgers deem Shohei Ohtani ‘top priority’ as Dave Roberts reveals meeting

New York Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shohei Ohtani’s free agency has been an exercise in evasion. Roberts was among the Dodgers brass that hosted Ohtani, his agent Nez Balelo, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and others at Dodger Stadium “a couple days ago” for close to three hours, Roberts disclosed, though he didn’t get into whether or not they had to sneak baseball’s biggest free …

Mookie Betts will be Dodgers’ everyday second baseman, Dave Roberts says
1 year ago

Mookie Betts will be Dodgers’ everyday second baseman, Dave Roberts says

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts tags out Arizona’s Tommy Pham during a steal attempt on Aug. 8 in Phoenix. 50, Mookie Betts, is going to be our everyday second baseman.” Later, during a chat with reporters at MLB’s annual winter meetings, the eight-year manager doubled-down, explaining that after conversations between himself, Betts and the front office, “we all just kind …

Why the Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts to second base full-time
1 year ago

Why the Dodgers are moving Mookie Betts to second base full-time

New York Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Come Opening Day, the Dodgers will be employing the highest-paid second baseman in the history of the sport. Mookie Betts will now call the position home on a full-time basis, manager Dave Roberts said Monday, in the most notable move to date at these Winter Meetings. Mookie Betts will primarily play second base for the Dodgers, Dave …

Dodgers’ offseason paths hinge on pursuits of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
1 year ago

Dodgers’ offseason paths hinge on pursuits of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Friedman wanted to make his point, but the conference room didn’t have what he was looking for. “It’s hard to without a visual,” the Dodgers president of baseball operations said as he stepped around questions about his club’s activity ahead of the annual Winter Meetings in Nashville. Their paths toward Ohtani and Yamamoto did not prevent …

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him
1 year, 2 months ago

What's up with Mookie Betts? Dodgers' playoff lives depend on him

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts takes the field during the first inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. “Doesn’t matter where the pitches are.” Betts slumped his way out of most valuable player consideration in September, but batted.296 over his final eight games of the regular season. “He’s really good at controlling the …

Mookie Betts gets final chance to catch Ronald Acuña Jr. in MVP race
1 year, 2 months ago

Mookie Betts gets final chance to catch Ronald Acuña Jr. in MVP race

LA Times  

Dodgers star Mookie Betts hits a single off Colorado Rockies pitcher Chase Anderson in the fifth inning Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. But, even to his own manager, it’s clear that Dodgers star Mookie Betts could use a big closing week as he jockeys with Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves for the league’s top individual …

Mookie Betts starts in the infield and smashes two homers as Miguel Vargas struggles
1 year, 5 months ago

Mookie Betts starts in the infield and smashes two homers as Miguel Vargas struggles

LA Times  

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts celebrates his third inning home while Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning and catcher Matt Thaiss look away at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Mookie Betts made his fourth consecutive start in the infield Friday night, a move that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said had more to do with second baseman Miguel Vargas’ month-long slump than Betts’ …

Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers’ experiment could make long-term sense
1 year, 8 months ago

Mookie Betts at shortstop? How the Dodgers’ experiment could make long-term sense

LA Times  

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Monday, April 10, 2023. For all of Mookie Betts’ natural skill, after all, the Dodgers had never really considered a world in which he might regularly play shortstop. “The ability and willingness for Mookie to play second or short,” manager Dave Roberts said, …

‘He looked natural over there.’ Mookie Betts seamlessly adjusts to second base for WBC
1 year, 9 months ago

‘He looked natural over there.’ Mookie Betts seamlessly adjusts to second base for WBC

LA Times  

Mookie Betts works out with Team USA this week ahead of the World Baseball Classic. Team USA’s starting second baseman Thursday took his position for some work a few hours before the first pitch against the Angels and looked the part. Team USA manager Mark DeRosa confirmed Betts will occasionally play second base during the tournament to spell starter Jeff …

With Mookie Betts’ return near, Dodgers set off early fireworks to beat Padres again
2 years, 5 months ago

With Mookie Betts’ return near, Dodgers set off early fireworks to beat Padres again

LA Times  

Freddie Freeman waves to fans after he hit the first of the team’s three first-inning home runs against Padres starter Yu Darvish in a 7-2 win that pushed the Dodgers’ NL West lead to 4½ games. Justin Turner and Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish watch the flight of Turner’s homer — the last of three in a span of four …

Mookie Betts injury exposes a serious problem for the Dodgers
2 years, 6 months ago

Mookie Betts injury exposes a serious problem for the Dodgers

LA Times  

Mookie Betts’ absence already cost the Dodgers one game, and manager Dave Roberts can’t be comfortable with where the team stands without its star. What baseball’s most expensive team isn’t prepared to do is play without its best player for an extended period, which is why manager Dave Roberts better be right that Mookie Betts can return from a broken …

Dodgers takeaways: Mookie Betts rediscovers MVP form; Julio Urías outduels Juan Soto
2 years, 6 months ago

Dodgers takeaways: Mookie Betts rediscovers MVP form; Julio Urías outduels Juan Soto

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates after one of his two home runs against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. He’s playing MVP-type baseball,” manager Dave Roberts said after Betts’ two home runs Tuesday, which helped the Dodgers clinch the series against the Washington Nationals. “They’re working out really well.” One piece of evidence was Urías’ eight-pitch at bat against Nationals star Juan …

Dave Roberts' role during MLB lockout? Watching his son play
2 years, 9 months ago

Dave Roberts' role during MLB lockout? Watching his son play

LA Times  

With almost every pitch, Dave Roberts’ eyes impulsively darted toward the mound. While Roberts was careful not to thrust baseball onto his son — “I didn’t want him to feel that pressure to walk in my footsteps,” Roberts said — the sport became Cole’s passion anyway, reinforced every time he accompanied his dad to the ballpark. And even as it …

Column: Dodgers won't suffer a letdown against weaker Braves
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: Dodgers won't suffer a letdown against weaker Braves

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, left, speaks with Walker Buehler in the dugout during Game 4 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Roberts knows the Dodgers won’t take for granted they will beat the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series. Instead of “Beat L.A!” there will be the cartoonishly racist Tomahawk Chop, an unfortunate …

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts opts out of All-Star game, but Walker Buehler, Justin Turner get in
3 years, 5 months ago

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts opts out of All-Star game, but Walker Buehler, Justin Turner get in

LA Times  

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and third baseman Justin Turner have been added to the National League roster as replacements for Tuesday night’s All-Star game in Denver, but outfielder Mookie Betts has opted out of the game because of injury. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom, Houston Astros stars Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and Michael Brantley, San Diego Padres ace Yu …

Hernández: Dodgers' Dave Roberts on verge of quieting critics
4 years, 2 months ago

Hernández: Dodgers' Dave Roberts on verge of quieting critics

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, right, greets Austin Barnes after Barnes homered in the sixth inning. As the criticisms mounted, the view of Roberts changed to where large segments of this city didn’t believe the Dodgers would ever win a World Series with him as their manager. With the Dodgers cruising to a 6-2 victory over the overmatched Tampa Bay Rays …

Mookie Betts wreaks havoc with stolen bases in World Series opener
4 years, 2 months ago

Mookie Betts wreaks havoc with stolen bases in World Series opener

LA Times  

Dodgers’ Mookie Betts steals third base against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning in Game 1 of the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday. And, if the Dodgers do win their first World Series since 1988, the story of Betts’ thefts will live on in Dodgers lore. Dodgers’ Mookie Betts reacts after scoring …

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