Mookie Betts’ 2-run homer in the 8th inning propels Dodgers to 3-1 victory over Rays
3 months, 3 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 and that he was feeling fine. Next up for the Dodgers is a three-game series against Baltimore “Those other teams are really getting hot, and they’re playing very well, and so it was just important for us to keep playing the game,” Betts said. “He got in a good spot, had a good rhythm and pitched with confidence.” TRAINER’S ROOM Dodgers: RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will have his first rehab assignment on Wednesday when he is expected to throw two innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City.. Roberts said pitcher River Ryan underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and is at home in North Carolina recovering.

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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 …

Volpe Slam Sparks Comeback After Freeman Homer, Yanks Beat Dodgers 11-4 to Force World Series Game 5
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Volpe Slam Sparks Comeback After Freeman Homer, Yanks Beat Dodgers 11-4 to Force World Series Game 5

Associated Press  

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 4 of the World Series, forcing a decisive Game 5. Anthony Volpe's grand slam in the third inning proved to be the game-changing moment, overcoming Freddie Freeman's record-setting homer. The Yankees broke open the game with five runs in the eighth, led by Alex Verdugo's RBI grounder and …

Volpe slam sparks comeback after Freeman homer, Yanks beat Dodgers 11-4 to force World Series Game 5
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Volpe slam sparks comeback after Freeman homer, Yanks beat Dodgers 11-4 to force World Series Game 5

The Independent  

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Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mookie Betts' sacrifices helped fuel Dodgers' World Series run

LA Times  

The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed. “When guys like that do it,” manager Dave Roberts said, “everyone else has to fall in line, as far as whatever roles, wherever they hit in the order, if they play or start or don’t start.” During the past few weeks, Dodgers players forfeited time with their families …

Dodgers Dominate Mets, Extend Series Lead to 3-1 in NLCS
2 months ago

Dodgers Dominate Mets, Extend Series Lead to 3-1 in NLCS

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from the World Series after defeating the New York Mets 10-2 in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, while Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs. The Dodgers broke open the game in the fourth inning with …

Dodgers show their might, blowing out Mets to move a win away from World Series
2 months ago

Dodgers show their might, blowing out Mets to move a win away from World Series

LA Times  

When the Dodgers dug into their lineup’s playoff problems at the end of last season, they noticed a strange October trend. “I think that’s just a deeper understanding for us, understanding who we are as a team.” And over the last couple of weeks, Muncy proudly added, “We’ve had an entire lineup being able to buy into that.” On Thursday …

Dodgers waste no time extending their dominance in NLCS Game 1 win
2 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers waste no time extending their dominance in NLCS Game 1 win

LA Times  

The Dodgers had been here before. “We didn’t try and reset.” Instead, the offense jumped on Mets starter Kodai Senga early, tagging him with three runs in less than two innings before adding three more in the fourth. Jack Flaherty pitched seven dominant innings, extending the team’s scoreless inning streak to a whopping 33 innings — tying a Major League …

Guardians Secure Game 5 Win in ALDS Series Against Tigers
2 months, 1 week ago

Guardians Secure Game 5 Win in ALDS Series Against Tigers

Associated Press  

The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in Game 5 of their AL Division Series. David Fry hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Guardians the lead they needed to secure the victory. The Guardians have now won 11 consecutive postseason games, and they are one win away from advancing to the AL Championship Series …

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 …

Dodgers can’t overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers can’t overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres

LA Times  

In the run-up to this week’s National League Division Series, it was the quietest player on the Dodgers roster who delivered the most profound speech. “We can’t look at the mountain,” outfielder Mookie Betts said after the Dodgers moved within one loss of adding another NLDS elimination to their recent postseason failures. “So we have to go out there and …

Fernando Tatis Jr. caps big inning, Padres hold on to capture NLDS edge: Takeaways
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fernando Tatis Jr. caps big inning, Padres hold on to capture NLDS edge: Takeaways

New York Times  

SAN DIEGO — Behind a 6-5 victory, the San Diego Padres are a win away from ending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season again, and they’ll get a chance on Wednesday to do it at home, which just might be the most raucous ballpark of the postseason. David Peralta roped a two-run double down the line to give the Padres the …

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 …

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts must snap out of his years-long postseason slump

LA Times  

Mookie Betts walks back to the dugout after striking out in the third inning of a 10-2 loss to the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the NLDS at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. He said of his at-bats in the first two games of this best-of-five series, “They’re all outs, so all terrible.” With the series moving to Petco …

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night and clinch the NL West title. “They fought and fought and fought and overcame adversity.” A sellout crowd of 52,433, including retired Dodgers star Manny Ramirez, packed Dodger …

‘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 …

Ohtani, Betts go back-to-back in ninth as Dodgers rally past Rockies 6-5
3 months ago

Ohtani, Betts go back-to-back in ninth as Dodgers rally past Rockies 6-5

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a tying home run in the ninth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a game-ending drive as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday to maintain their three-game lead in the National League West. “To start that ninth inning with Shohei continuing to do what he …

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 …

Olson hits tiebreaking homer and Braves beat Marlins 6-2 to stay 2 back of Mets for wild card
3 months ago

Olson hits tiebreaking homer and Braves beat Marlins 6-2 to stay 2 back of Mets for wild card

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Matt Olson broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Saturday to stay two games behind the New York Mets for the last National League wild card. Atlanta starter Max Fried allowed two runs — one earned — and five hits over six innings. “It’s the time of …

Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers’ 6-4 win over Rockies
3 months ago

Ohtani sets MLB record with homer and stolen base in same game in Dodgers’ 6-4 win over Rockies

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani set a major league record by homering and stealing a base in the same game for the 14th time and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the last-place Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Friday night. Ohtani’s 52nd homer and 52nd stolen base allowed him to break the previous mark of 13 games with at least …

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, …

Carroll homers twice and Rodriguez strikes out 11 in Diamondbacks’ 9-4 victory over the Rockies
3 months ago

Carroll homers twice and Rodriguez strikes out 11 in Diamondbacks’ 9-4 victory over the Rockies

Associated Press  

DENVER — Corbin Carroll hit two home runs for his third multi-homer game of the year, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a season-high 11 and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Wednesday to avert a series sweep. Randal Grichuk also homered and doubled, Christian Walker drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly, and Pavin …

Shea Langeliers homers twice as the Oakland A’s edge the Chicago Cubs 4-3
3 months ago

Shea Langeliers homers twice as the Oakland A’s edge the Chicago Cubs 4-3

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Shea Langeliers homered twice, including a towering solo drive that cleared the Wrigley Field bleachers in left, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday night. Ian Happ hit two solo homers for the Cubs, who fell six games behind the New York Mets for the final NL wild card with 11 games left. Happ’s …

Betts has tiebreaking RBI single in seven-run 9th inning as Dodgers beat Braves 9-2
3 months, 1 week ago

Betts has tiebreaking RBI single in seven-run 9th inning as Dodgers beat Braves 9-2

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night. “I don’t want to say it was the biggest win of the year, but it felt big considering what we’ve been going through,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, whose team …

Chris Sale stymies Dodgers and Ohtani on his way to 17th win as Braves beat LA 10-1
3 months, 1 week ago

Chris Sale stymies Dodgers and Ohtani on his way to 17th win as Braves beat LA 10-1

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani in the process, for his major league-leading 17th win of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1 on Saturday night. “With what he’s done this year, if he gets the ball in the air, it’s probably not …

Mariners righty Bryan Woo loses perfect game in 7th inning on homer by Fernando Tatis Jr.
3 months, 1 week ago

Mariners righty Bryan Woo loses perfect game in 7th inning on homer by Fernando Tatis Jr.

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo lost his bid for a perfect game and no-hitter with one out in the seventh inning Wednesday night when San Diego’s Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a solo home run. The closest San Diego came to a hit prior to Tatis’ homer was Manny Machado’s 113 mph line drive leading off the fifth inning …

Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4
3 months, 1 week ago

Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night. “Maybe I just wake up tomorrow, and I’m good to go, so I don’t really want to take any positions tonight because normally, with an injury you wait until the next day …

Adames, Sánchez hit back-to-back homers in 1st inning as Brewers defeat Rockies 5-2
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adames, Sánchez hit back-to-back homers in 1st inning as Brewers defeat Rockies 5-2

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Willy Adames and Gary Sánchez hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, William Contreras later added a two-run shot and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Saturday night. Hall of Fame shortstop Robin Yount, who spent his entire career in Milwaukee and owns many of the franchise’s hitting records, never homered more than 29 times …

Dodgers get good news on injury front before soundly defeating Guardians
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers get good news on injury front before soundly defeating Guardians

LA Times  

Mookie Betts hits a solo home run for the Dodgers during the fourth inning of a 7-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night. “But we want to secure one of the top two spots, so we can’t really let our foot off the gas pedal right now.” The Dodgers did ease up on the throttle …

Shohei Ohtani returns to Anaheim with an RBI triple in the Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the Angels
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani returns to Anaheim with an RBI triple in the Dodgers’ 6-2 win over the Angels

Associated Press  

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI triple in his first regular-season game back at Angel Stadium, and he scored on Mookie Betts’ three-run homer in the 10th inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Most importantly, it’s about winning the game, and I’m glad we won.” The Dodgers already …

Mookie Betts belts homer to lift Dodgers in Shohei Ohtani’s return to Anaheim
3 months, 2 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 …

Castellanos hits go-ahead 2-run homer, Marsh hits 3-run shot in Phillies’ 5-4 win over Braves
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Castellanos hits go-ahead 2-run homer, Marsh hits 3-run shot in Phillies’ 5-4 win over Braves

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead two-run homer in seventh inning, Brandon Marsh hit a three-run shot in the sixth and the Philadelphia Phillies built on their NL East lead with a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. “There’s a lot on the line for both teams,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said ahead of the game. …

Shohei Ohtani can’t save Dodgers from pitching woes as winning streak ends
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani can’t save Dodgers from pitching woes as winning streak ends

LA Times  

Showtime met Sho-Time on Saturday night, the Dodgers honoring several members of the Lakers teams that won five NBA titles from 1980 to ’88 before the game and treating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and the gang to another clutch Shohei Ohtani home run in the middle innings. Clayton Kershaw got roughed up for four runs and four hits in a …

Dodgers beat Mariners 8-4 to complete 3-game sweep and Shohei Ohtani steals 39th base of the season
4 months ago

Dodgers beat Mariners 8-4 to complete 3-game sweep and Shohei Ohtani steals 39th base of the season

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Max Muncy’s three-run double highlighted a five-run fifth inning, Shohei Ohtani stole his 39th base of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Grinding those guys, getting to the pen was one of our more impressive three-game series as far as beating the starter.” …

Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward delivers 3-run homer in 8th as Dodgers rally to beat Mariners 6-3
4 months ago

Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward delivers 3-run homer in 8th as Dodgers rally to beat Mariners 6-3

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the reeling Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. We didn’t quite get enough.” Mookie Betts tied it at 3 with two outs in the seventh on an RBI double down the left-field line off Muñoz, who …

Brewers win 5-4 to snap 3-game skid and end Dodgers’ 5-game winning streak
4 months, 1 week ago

Brewers win 5-4 to snap 3-game skid and end Dodgers’ 5-game winning streak

Associated Press  

MILWAUKEE — Devin Williams retired Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in order in the ninth inning to preserve the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday that snapped the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak. “That’s the Brewers you guys have seen all year.” Los Angeles’ most critical error came in the seventh, when Betts misplayed a ball …

Walker Buehler struggles, division lead narrows as Dodgers lose to Brewers
4 months, 1 week ago

Walker Buehler struggles, division lead narrows as Dodgers lose to Brewers

LA Times  

The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks both won games before the Dodgers took the field against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, yet another reminder that, for a team that has won 10 of the last 11 National League West titles, objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear. “Those are pretty uncharacteristic, and they ended up …

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 …

Dodgers Dugout: Dodgers reverse course on Betts; Mickey Hatcher will answer your questions
4 months, 1 week ago

Dodgers Dugout: Dodgers reverse course on Betts; Mickey Hatcher will answer your questions

LA Times  

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. Roberts’ perspective on the reversal: “We’re in a pennant race right now — we have a lead — so we have to do what’s best for the club,” Roberts said. We’ve done “Ask Orel Hershiser”, “Ask Jerry Reuss”, “Ask Tom Niedenfuer”, “Ask Peter O’Malley”, “Ask Fred Claire” and “Ask Maury Wills” …

Burger homers for third straight game, Marlins win 7-6 to snap Padres’ seven-game win streak
4 months, 1 week ago

Burger homers for third straight game, Marlins win 7-6 to snap Padres’ seven-game win streak

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Jake Burger homered for the third straight game, Jesús Sánchez also had a home run and the Miami Marlins beat San Diego 7-6 on Sunday to end the Padres’ seven-game win streak. But If I can keep myself in these types of zones for a longer period, I feel I’ll have a real good career.” Ha-Seong Kim originally …

Jack Flaherty strikes out 10, Shohei Ohtani goes deep to lead Dodgers past Pirates, 9-5
4 months, 1 week ago

Jack Flaherty strikes out 10, Shohei Ohtani goes deep to lead Dodgers past Pirates, 9-5

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty struck out 10 in his Dodger Stadium debut, Shohei Ohtani’s two-run homer highlighted a five-run third inning and Los Angeles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Friday night. “That just puts the onus on us to play good baseball.” Flaherty got the victory in his first start at home since joining the Dodgers from Detroit …

Plaschke: Hey Dodgers, stop messing with Mookie Betts
4 months, 1 week ago

Plaschke: Hey Dodgers, stop messing with Mookie Betts

LA Times  

C’mon, Dodgers, you must realize what you’re doing to your best player, continually drenching his season in uncertainty, battering his body, ruining his rituals, denting his spirit. “I’ve been saying the whole time, it doesn’t matter where I play, as long as I’m playing and helping the team win,” Betts said Friday afternoon while sitting in the dugout surrounded by …

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 …

Derek Hill’s grand slam, Bellozo’s strong start help Marlins to hold off Reds 6-4
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Derek Hill’s grand slam, Bellozo’s strong start help Marlins to hold off Reds 6-4

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Derek Hill’s grand slam capped a five-run first inning and Marlins starter Valente Bellozo carried a shutout into the sixth as Miami held off a late Reds rally and beat Cincinnati 6-4 on Wednesday night, getting some payback after being pummeled twice to open the series. “The analytics team and the coaching staff gave us a really good …

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 …

Mookie Betts will play short, bat second for Dodgers when he returns
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mookie Betts will play short, bat second for Dodgers when he returns

LA Times  

When Mookie Betts makes his long-awaited return from a left hand fracture in Milwaukee next week, it will be in one position that has become relatively familiar to the eight-time All-Star and another that will be relatively new. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Betts will remain at shortstop, the spot he moved to in early March because of …

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, …

Ohtani’s 473-foot drive leads 6-homer onslaught for Dodgers in 9-6 win over Red Sox
5 months ago

Ohtani’s 473-foot drive leads 6-homer onslaught for Dodgers in 9-6 win over Red Sox

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani hit a 473-foot home run and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep six times in a 9-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Jarren Duran, the MVP of last Tuesday’s All-Star Game, homered and drove in four runs for the Red Sox, who fell a game behind the Royals for the final AL …

Lindor’s 2-run single in 9th off Chapman rallies Mets over Pirates 3-2 and back to .500
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lindor’s 2-run single in 9th off Chapman rallies Mets over Pirates 3-2 and back to .500

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Francisco Lindor hit a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning against Aroldis Chapman for his third hit of the game, rallying the New York Mets to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. And then, the at-bats in the ninth, unbelievable.” Chapman walked Francisco Alvarez leading off the ninth and gave up Harrison …

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