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Dodgers not counting on Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season following left shoulder surgery

SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t counting on Shohei Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season and will wait to see how his rehabilitation progresses following shoulder surgery on his non-throwing arm. “We’re going to take it piece by piece and get through this and then take it in one-, two-week chunks and make sure that …

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2 months ago

Dodgers Dugout: Why do you guys look so nervous all of a sudden?

LA Times

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. —Most postseason homers in baseball history: Manny Ramirez, 29 homers, 410 at-bats, 14.14 at-bats per homer José Altuve, 27, 436, 16.15 Bernie Williams, 22, 465, 21.14 Kyle Schwarber, 21, 228, 10.86 Derek Jeter, 20, 650, 32.5 George Springer, 19, 276, 14.53 Corey Seager, 19, 299, 15.74 Albert Pujols, 19, 304, 16.0 …

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2 months, 1 week 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 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Time for Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to show their worth

LA Times

This could be the night the Dodgers truly reap a return on investment. The Dodgers lavished a billion dollars upon Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for moments like these. If they win Thursday, with Yamamoto pitching and Ohtani sparking the offense, the Dodgers will be one victory from the World Series. “Everything is good.” Austin Barnes, the Dodgers’ backup catcher, …

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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 …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more

New York Times

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated National League Division Series matchup. You’d take Dylan Cease in any matchup, and while Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be favored over Michael King, it would be close, and the Padres would have clear advantages over the rest of the Dodgers’ rotation. — Ardaya GO DEEPER The …

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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 …

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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 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs

LA Times

Shohei Ohtani puts his hands up in front of Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson after reaching second base on a fielding error during the Dodgers’ 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday night at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers, meanwhile, didn’t score their first run until the fifth and squandered multiple opportunities to get back in the game — despite …

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3 months, 3 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 …

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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 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

‘Massive operation.’ Inside the rise of Brandon Gomes, and Dodgers’ front-office evolution

LA Times

At last December’s annual winter meetings in Nashville, Andrew Friedman emerged from a crowded hotel conference room, caught the gaze of an approaching reporter, then pointed to his top lieutenant walking ahead of him. “It’s allowed us to divide and conquer,” Gomes said of his dynamic with Friedman, as one of nine MLB general managers who report to a president …

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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 …

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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 …

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5 months ago

Gavin Lux stays hot — and starts changing the narrative — as Dodgers sweep Red Sox

LA Times

Dave Roberts didn’t mention Gavin Lux by name when discussing the Dodgers infield plans a few weeks ago. “So yeah, just to get some results and some positive feedback, it definitely helps.” In the first inning Sunday, Lux helped the Dodgers erase an early two-run deficit by lining an RBI double down the left-field line, collecting his third-straight extra-base hit …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Five more Dodgers join Shohei Ohtani as MLB All-Star Game selections

LA Times

As usual, the Dodgers will be well-represented in this year’s Midsummer Classic. After getting Shohei Ohtani voted in by fans as the National League’s starting designated hitter last week, five more Dodgers were selected to the NL All-Star team during a full roster announcement Sunday afternoon: starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow, first baseman Freddie Freeman, catcher Will Smith, outfielder Teoscar Hernández …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Four ways the Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto injuries impact the Dodgers

LA Times

Amid the doom of dire injury updates, and gloom of two star players being sidelined the foreseeable future, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts dropped in a dash of optimism Sunday afternoon. “We’ll be fine,” Roberts insisted, even as he announced Mookie Betts had a fractured hand and Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a strained rotator cuff. Even with Betts and Yamamoto sidelined for …

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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 …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Resurgent Dodgers power past the Texas Rangers

LA Times

Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after his two-run home run in the sixth inning against the Rangers on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. The star-studded lineup has surged back to life, punctuating Tuesday’s season-high scoring output with four home runs in a seven-run sixth inning — the club’s first four-home-run frame since September 2021. “I just thought that we won …

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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 …

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7 months ago

Dodgers’ star-studded offense fails to capitalize on chances in loss to Reds

LA Times

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out during the first inning of a 3-1 loss to the Reds at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Saturday. “We just couldn’t capitalize offensively,” manager Dave Roberts said after his club went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position. “But yeah, it’s been a two-week stretch where we’ve shown a lot …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Ohtani hits 2-run homer and scores go-ahead run on his special day in LA as Dodgers beat Reds 7-3

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani slugged a two-run homer and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied after blowing a 3-0 lead to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Friday night. “The ball comes off hot, but when he goes to left field the right way, he spins the ball the right way …

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7 months, 1 week ago

‘Freak of nature’: Inside Shohei Ohtani’s career-best start to his first Dodgers season

LA Times

On the first day of spring training, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts began drawing a lofty parallel. Barry Bonds, Roberts said, “was the most talented player I’ve ever played with.” Shohei Ohtani, he then predicted, “probably has a chance to be the most talented player to ever play the game of baseball.” During a trip to San Francisco last week, Roberts …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani hits two homers as Dodgers sweep the Braves

LA Times

Shohei Ohtani celebrates with Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman after hitting a home run in the first inning Sunday. The manager didn’t want to put too much emphasis on an early-May series against a potential playoff opponent, saying, “I just want to win as many games as we can,” but as he sized up a “great” trip in which the …

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Dodgers not counting on Ohtani to pitch at the start of next season following left shoulder surgery

Dodgers Dugout: Why do you guys look so nervous all of a sudden?

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

Time for Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to show their worth

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

Dodgers vs. Padres 2024 NLDS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more

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

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

Dodgers’ growing offensive struggles have a familiar feel in loss to Cubs

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

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

‘Massive operation.’ Inside the rise of Brandon Gomes, and Dodgers’ front-office evolution

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

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

Gavin Lux stays hot — and starts changing the narrative — as Dodgers sweep Red Sox

Five more Dodgers join Shohei Ohtani as MLB All-Star Game selections

Four ways the Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto injuries impact the Dodgers

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

Resurgent Dodgers power past the Texas Rangers

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

Dodgers’ star-studded offense fails to capitalize on chances in loss to Reds

Ohtani hits 2-run homer and scores go-ahead run on his special day in LA as Dodgers beat Reds 7-3

‘Freak of nature’: Inside Shohei Ohtani’s career-best start to his first Dodgers season

Shohei Ohtani hits two homers as Dodgers sweep the Braves